Solanum spirale
| Solanum spirale | |
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| Solanum Spirale fruit and leaves | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. spirale
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum spirale | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Solanum spirale is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, present in mid-elevation (500 to 1,900 m) paleotropical areas, in Southern China, India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia and Australia (Queensland).
It is widely cultivated in dooryard gardens in India, Thailand, and Laos and used for:
- food (cooked young leaves, raw or cooked berries)
- medicine (roots used as a narcotic and diuretic in Assam; bark macerate used as a febrifuge in Laos).
Conservation status
In Queensland, Australia this species is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 under the synonym Solanum callium which is based off of a different type specimen but the same species. [2]
References
- ^ "Solanum callium". APNI. APC. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Taxon - Solanum callium (brush nightshade)". WildNet. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- Solanum spirale entry @ Flora of China database.
- "Solanum spirale Roxb". Atlas of Living Australia.