Pan India Bouquets

Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter

Family : Solanaceae
(Nightshade Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BAINGAN FAMILY (बैंगन फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Solanaceae
Basionym : Solanum rantonnetii Carrière
Synonym(s) : Solanum corniculatum Hiern; Solanum japonicum Carrière; Solanum muticum N.E.Br.; Solanum urbanum Morong; Solanum urbanum var. foliosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. nervosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. subtomentosum Chodat; Solanum urbanum var. typicum Chodat
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lycianthes rantonnetii (Carrière) Bitter
Common name : Blue Potato Bush, Blue Solanum Shrub, Paraguay nightshade, Blue Lycianthes
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Cultivated
Comments / notes : Ornamental plant.
Flower, Fruit : June-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
Exotic/Native : Exotic
World Distribution : Bolivia to South-East and South Brazil and North-East Argentina and El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Pakistan, Spain
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 183
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lycianthes rantonnetii. Downloaded on 1 July 2022.