Solanum xanthocarpum

Schrad. & J. C. Wendl.

Solanaceae Edible: Fruit 1,452 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb. lies along the ground. The stems and leaves have white to yellow prickles. The leaves are narrowly oval. The flowers are deep blue or purple. There can be 1 or a few in a group. The fruit is a berry. It is green and can have white stripes. There are many seeds.

Edible Uses

The fruit is used to make jam and as a vegetable in curries.

Traditional Uses

The fruit is used to make jam. They are also used as a vegetable in curries.

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Medicinal Uses

The fruit has traditional uses in folk medicine.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows up to 2,100 m above sea level in the Himalayas.

Where It Grows

Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Pakistan,

Also Known As

Kantakari, Kateli

References (3)

Badhwar, R. L., & Fernandez, R. R., 2011, Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, India.
Kamal, M., et al, 2009, Ethnobotanically Important Plants of District Bannu, Pakistan. Pak. J. Pl. Sci., 15 (2): 87-93
Wild edible plants of Himachal Pradesh