Solanum cordatum
Forssk.
SolanaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry rocky places up to 1,000 m above sea level in Pakistan.
Africa, Asia, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A scrambling small shrub. It grows 60 cm tall. It is hairy. It has prickles 5 mm long that are cone shaped and curved. The leaves are 1-3 cm long by 1-2 cm wide. They are round to heart shaped. The flowers are in groups of 1-2 in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit are berries 5-7 mm across. They are yellow to red.
Names & Synonyms
Howa, Marghi pal
Solanum gracilipes Decne
References (1)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 580 (As Solanum gracilipes)
