Solanum torvum Sw.
Family: Solanaceae
Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Solanales > Solanaceae > Solanum > Solanum torvum Sw.
Common name [English]: Pea Eggplant, Devil's Fig
Vernacular name [Malayalam]: ചുണ്ട
Nativity: Mexico to N. South America, Caribbean, E. Brazil
Habitat: Degraded forest areas and also in the plains
Description: Shrubs to 2 m tall. Stem densely stellate-hairy when young; prickles few, scattered. Leaves ovate, usually coarsely 2-3-sinulate, base obliquely subcordate, apex acute, stellately pubescent on both sides, dense on lower sides, chartaceous, scattered with a few prickles on midrib and on petiole; lateral nerves 4 or 5 pairs; petioles 1.5 - 3.5 cm long. Inflorescence supra-axillary, many-flowered corymbose cymes; peduncle to 5 cm long. Calyx tube 2-2.5 mm long, campanulate, lobes oblong. Corolla white, c. 2.5 cm across; lobes 5-6 mm long, ovate, pubescent outside. Berry 1-1.5 cm across, globose, pale green turning dull orange. Seeds discoid, smooth.
Flowering and Fruiting: July - March
Uses: Fruit is eaten as vegetable. Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional Chinese medicine
Cultivation: Wild and Cultivated
References
http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
https://indiabiodiversity.org