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Useful Tropical Plants

Solanum tettense

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Solanaceae

+ Synonyms

Solanum baidoense Chiov.

Solanum bifurcum baidoense (Chiov.) Bitter ex Chiov.

Solanum chiovendae Lanza

Solanum diplocincinnum Dammer

Solanum grewioides Lanza

Solanum kibweziense Dammer

Solanum koniortodes Dammer

Solanum munitum Bitter

Solanum renschii Vatke

Common Name:

Solanum tettense
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General Information

Solanum tettense is a much-branched, sometimes prickly, perennial herb with stems that often become woody and persist; it can grow up to 3 metres tall, occasionally to 4 metres. The stems have many pale yellow prickles 1 - 5 mm long[
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Title
Flora of Somalia
Publication
 
Author
Thulin M. (Editor)
Publisher
Kew Publishing, London.
Year
1993
ISBN
 
Description
Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
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615
Title
Pharmacographia Indica
Publication
 
Author
Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
Year
1890
ISBN
 
Description
Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

The preparation and use of arrow poison made from the roots is practised by bushmen in Namibia[
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Accidental feeding on the plant causes disorders in cattle (crazy cow syndrome) characterized by epileptic-like attacks. The poison acts on the central nervous system and the functions of the cerebellum, but does not cause fatal poisoning[
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Botanical References

500
Title
Flora of Somalia
Publication
 
Author
Thulin M. (Editor)
Publisher
Kew Publishing, London.
Year
1993
ISBN
 
Description
Detailed information on the plants of the region, often adding notes on the plants uses.
,
615
Title
Pharmacographia Indica
Publication
 
Author
Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D.
Website
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Publisher
Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
Year
1890
ISBN
 
Description
Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.

Range

East tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, south to Angola, Namibia, Botswana and S. Africa.

Habitat

Woodland, wooded grassland and thickets. In miombo woodland it grows on termite mounds and is also found along streams and in rocky areas; at elevations up to 1,600 metres[
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Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height2.50 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

The plant thrives under both moist and semi-arid conditions in the Tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,600 metres[
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Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A root extract is drunk to cure typhus and abdominal pain[
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Samburu warriors of Kenya used to take the plant as a drug[
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The fruit contains calystegines, which are nortropane alkaloids with glycosidase inhibitory activity[
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Calystegine A3 selectively inhibits liver beta-glucosidase activity.[
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Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow in trays in a nursery. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on fast. Plant them out when 10cm or more tall.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood. Very easy, the cuttings root within a couple of weeks.
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