Solanum villosum Mill.

EX NATIONAAL HERBARIUM NEDERLAND
WAGEN1NGEN UNIVERSITY BRANCH (WAG)
Collected by: L.J.G. van der Maesen
no. 7761	d.d.: 26 September 2002
With: Grubben, G.; Denton, L. & Maundu, P.
Solanaceae
Solatium villosum Mill.
Det: Grubben, G. 26 September 2002
KENYA, NAIROBI, NAIROBI DISTRICT, Nairobi, Ngara
market.
c. 1°17' S, 36°49' E
Herbs c. 25 cm, leaves green.
Petals white, anthers yellow, unripe berries green, 3/4 cm
diameter.
Uses: Sold as spinach kind of leaf vegetable in bundles of 15-
20 plants, cut at the base
Often named Solanum nigrum.
Sold on market.
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