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Unnamed spotting

Family Solanaceae Genus Solanum

Notes:

Medicinal plant used for ailments of the bones

1 Species ID Suggestions

Allan2
Allan2 12 years ago
Nightshade
Solanum americanum Solanum americanum


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6 Comments

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Thanks Norieth.

Allan2
Allan2 12 years ago

It looks like S. americanum. I'm still not sure though.

NoriethAlejandra
NoriethAlejandra 12 years ago

Allan the ripe fruit is orange

NoriethAlejandra
NoriethAlejandra 12 years ago

Reported using the leaves

NoriethAlejandra
NoriethAlejandra 12 years ago

Such use was reported in Boyaca Colombia Garagoa

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 12 years ago

Looks like something in the family Solanaceae and quite possibly in the genus Solanum. Such a fascinating and useful family, I hope someone can ID it correctly. Which part is used to treat bone problems?

NoriethAlejandra
Spotted by
NoriethAlejandra

Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia

Spotted on Oct 20, 2011
Submitted on Jan 15, 2012

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