An erect annual with slender branched stems ; up to 60cm . Leaves alternate , oval with entire or slightly wavy margins , sometimes hairy . Flowers five triangular petals , often curved backwards from a yellow centre . Fruit a berry turning from green to red and finally black as it ripens .
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Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Solanum humile Salisb.
Solanum morella Desf.
Solanum morella subsp. nigrum (L.) Rouy
Solanum nigrum var. genuinum Hassl.
Solanum nigrum var. humile Macloskie
Solanum nigrum var. legitimum Neilr.
Solanum vulgatum Baumg.
Solanum vulgatum var. nigrum (L.) Spenn.
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Black nightshade
In traditional medicine, the ripe black berries used to be gathered by women once they has ripened from green to a dark blue-black. The berries were crushed and mixed with oil and used to dye the skin for protection against the cold and illnesses associated with cold and wet weather. (Ref. Flora of Oman, vol. 3). This fruit considered edible in some areas. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.nzpcn.org.nz *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal
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