Wednesday, 4 September 2024

Solanum mauritianum Scop.

Solanum mauritianum Scop.

so-LAN-num -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species ... Dave's Botanary
maw-rih-tee-AY-num -- of Mauritius, from the Mascareignes islands ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bugweed, earleaf nightshade, flannel weed, kerosene plant, tobacco bush, tobacco weed, tree tobacco, wild tobacco, woolly nightshade


botanical names: Solanum mauritianum Scop. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 04 September 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
bugweed, earleaf nightshade (or ear-leaved nightshade), flannel weed, kerosene plant, tobacco bush, tobacco weed, wild tobacco, woolly nightshade
tree tobacco
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
introduced in hill stations for ornamental purposes; Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; tends to escape and naturalize
~~~~~ Created on: 10:14 04-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 13:01 04-09-2024 ~~~~~
Solanaceae naturalized temperate bush shrub "small tree" "Solanum mauritianum" "Solanum auriculatum" "Solanum tabacifolium" bugweed "ear-leaved nightshade" "flannel weed" "kerosene plant" "tobacco bush" "tobacco weed" "tree tobacco" "wild tobacco" "woolly nightshade"

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