Solanum mauritianum
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Photo: Petra Ballings
Jevington Rd, Vumba
Photo: Petra Ballings
Jevington Rd, Vumba
Photo: Petra Ballings
Jevington Rd, Vumba
Photo: Petra Ballings
Jevington Rd, Vumba
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hatcliffe South Extension
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hatcliffe South Extension
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hatcliffe South Extension
Photo: Mark Hyde
Churchill Avenue, opposite Falmouth Road, Harare
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| Common names: | Bug tree (English) Bugweed (English) |
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Fast-growing, foetid, densely stellate-tomentose, unarmed, shrub or small tree to 4 m. Prominent leafy false stipules usually present at base of petiole. Leaves: petiole (2-)4-5 cm; lamina 15-30(-40) × 6-11(-20) cm, ovate to elliptic, entire, acuminate. Cymes pedunculate, many-flowered, flat-topped, terminal. Calyx 5-6 mm; lobes broadly elliptic. Corolla 1.6-2 cm across, stellate to pentagonal, violet-blue. Anthers 2.6-3 mm, pale yellow. Berry c.1.5 cm, spherical, dull yellow. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | mauritianum: from Mauritius although this species is not indigenous to Mauritius. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Origin uncertain, possibly South American or Asian, now well naturalised throughout the tropics and in some temperate countries as well |
| FZ divisions: | N,SW,SE |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Coeliades forestan forestan (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bikandu, B., Lukoki, F., Habari, J.P., Ntore, S. & Sosef, M.S.M. (2020). Solanaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 36 - 38. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 870. (Includes a picture). Gonçalves, A.E. (2005). Solanaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(4) Pages 86 - 88. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 80. Troupin, G. (1985). Solanaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 380. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Solanum mauritianum
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BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Solanum mauritianum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Solanum mauritianum
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