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Solanum (Potato, Brinjal genus) Life
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> Euasterid I > Order: Solanales > Family: Solanaceae
There are about 1400 species in this cosmopolitan genus,
most of which are native to the tropics. There are about 25 indigenous and 15
naturalised species in southern Africa. The genus includes the Potato
Solanum tuberosum and the Aubergine
/ Eggplant / Brinjal Solanum melongena.
Solanum elaeagnifolium
(Silver-leaf bitter apple, Satansbos), Solanum mauritianum (Bugweed,
Luisboom), Solanum seaforthianum (Potato
creeper, Aartappelranker) and Solanum sisymbriifolium (Wild
tomato, Dense - thorned bitter apple, Wildetamatie, Doringtamatie) are
declared Category 1 invasive plants
in South Africa.
Herbivores in southern Africa
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