Solanum grossidentatum A. Rich.

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Status: Native
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Annual or short-lived perennial to 50 cm tall. Branches villous with spreading mostly glandular hairs. Leaves ovate, entire to sinuate-lobed. Cymes lateral, 2-6-flowered; pedicels elongating in fruit and becoming deflexed. Corolla white or cream, sometimes flushed with purple or mauve. Fruit purple to black, subglobose to ellipsoid, 6-8 mm in diameter.
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Lectotype from Ethiopia
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Worldwide distribution: From Egypt and Yemen south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Mc
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Literature:

Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Page 82.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Solanum grossidentatum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=165690, retrieved 29 March 2024

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