| Accepted name: |
Solanum nigrum L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Solanum retroflexum Dunal
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| English names: |
Black Nightshade
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| French names: |
Morelle noire
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSOLNI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
A |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Leaves used as a pot-herb or vegetable in many areas, may be cultivated sometimes for this purpose. Roots eaten to cure stomach ache(1).Poultice of crushed green leaves and grease applied to sores. Decoction of root given to babies for worms(*21)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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