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Surattense Nightshade

සුරාට්ටෙන්සෙ නඅයිචේඩ් கண்டங்கத்தரி

Solanum virginianum

Surattense Nightshade
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Overview

Solanum virginianum, the Surattense nightshade, yellow-fruit nightshade, yellow-berried nightshade, Indian nightshade, Thai green eggplant, or Thai striped eggplant, is a medicinal plant used mostly in India. Some parts of the plant, such as the fruit, are poisonous. Solanum surattense Burm. f. and Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. and Wendl. are synonyms of Solanum virginianum L..

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Solanum virginianum — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): கண்டங்கத்தரி — CC BY-SA 4.0