Solanum anguivi Lam  

Solanum anguivi L
Solanaceae

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanum L
2500 species in 90 genera

Distribution: S. & S.E Asia, Arabia and tropical Africa

Habit: Herbs and shrubs, pedicel with or without prickles, densley
stellate-hairy.

Leaves: solitary, axillary or in axillary or extra-axillary cymose.

Inflorescences: ebracteate, actinomorphic or zygomorphic, usually 5-merous, bisexual, rarely unisexual (as in some Withania spp.).

Flowers: bisexual, rarely unisexual.

Caly stellate-hairy outside, divided to the middle, lobes triangular
(3-)5-(7-) lobed, campanualte to cupulate or tubular, usually persistent, often enlarged at fruiting, stellate-hairy outside, divided to the middle, lobes triangular.
Corolla purplish, densely stellate-hairy when young,lobes lanceolate, acute.

Stamens usually S, epipetalous, alternating with corolla lobes, style a little longer than stamens.
Anthers sometimes adnate to each other, dehischinglongitudinally or by apical pores.
Carpels 2, syncarpous, filaments short.
ovary, superior, 2-4-chambered with numerous ovules on axile placentation. globose, stellate-hairy.

Fruit: capsule or a berry

Saudi Arabia: Asir.