Biology:Solanum opacum
| Solanum opacum | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. opacum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum opacum A.Braun & C.D.Bouché
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Solanum opacum is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.[1] It is referred to by the common names green berry nightshade, or morelle verte, and is a sprawling annual native to eastern Australia. It is part of the black nightshade group of Solanum species.
Description
A sprawling annual herb, minutely hairy, and with no prickles. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, Template:Convert abbreviated long and Template:Convert abbreviated wide, usually with shallowly lobed margins. Both leaf surfaces are green and sparsely hairy. The petiole is Template:Convert abbreviated long. Inflorescences 2–5-flowered with a white stellate corolla 8–12 mm diameter. The berry is 8–10 mm diam., and green when mature.[2]
Plant chemistry
An unidentified alkaloidal aglycone (0.4%) has been detected in the fruits of S.opacum, but none in the leaves or stems.[3]
Food
Uncommonly cultivated as a "rare" fruit. The ripe berries are eaten when yellowish green, and the flavor is described as spicy-sweet.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Solanum opacum A.Braun & C.D.Bouché". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:820333-1.
- ↑ Solanum opacum A.Braun & Bouché, New South Wales Flora Online
- ↑ Everist,S.L., (1981) Poisonous Plants of Australia, Angus & Robertson Publishers, p669, ISBN 0-207-14228-9
- ↑ Seed Catalog, Solana Seeds
Wikidata ☰ Q7555756 entry
 |  |
