Scientific Name :
Solanum erianthum D.Don
Synonym :
Solanum racemosum Mill.
Solanum pubescens Roxb.
Common Name : Potato tree, Ban Tamakhu, Kutri
Plant Family : Solanaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : November to January
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 6 m
Stem: Brownish green, pubescent
Leaves: Elliptical, ovate, apex acuminate, white tomentose
Flowers: Sepals 5 hairy, petals 5, stamens 5, flowers white, pubescent peduncle
Inflorescence: Cymose terminal, lateral
Fruits: Berry, globose, with persistent calyx
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical America
Uses : It is effective in treating malaria, sexually transmission disease, diarrhoea, dizziness, leprosy and leucorrhoea.
