Nightshade family?

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graememadden@gmail.com - 29 Jan 2007 15:24 GMT

Hi, can anyone tell me what this plant is?

http://i10.tinypic.com/2qwew5s.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/47ipkjo.jpg

It was growing wild in southern Tanzania, and I brought some of the
seeds home. The closest thing I've found while browsing the internet
has been Solanum marginatum, White-margined Nightshade. I've had this
plant 3 and a half years without knowing exactly what it is, so I
appreciate any help. It's only ever flowered once in this time.
Thanks
Graeme

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told2b - 29 Jan 2007 19:30 GMT

On Jan 29, 10:24?am, graememad...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi, can anyone tell me what this plant is?
>
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> Thanks
> Graeme

Nice pictures. It sure looks like a solanum flower. Sorry, I don't
know which one.
Try looking at triquetrum, carolinense, eleagnifolium, angustum
and torvum (all solanums).
Perhaps a trip to the library to fins out which solanum varietie sgrow
in Tanzania?

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Benno Bös - 29 Jan 2007 20:57 GMT

graememadden@gmail.com schrieb:

>Hi, can anyone tell me what this plant is?
>
>http://i10.tinypic.com/2qwew5s.jpg
>http://i3.tinypic.com/47ipkjo.jpg

>plant 3 and a half years without knowing exactly what it is, so I
>appreciate any help. It's only ever flowered once in this time.

Solanum incanum?

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graememadden@gmail.com - 31 Jan 2007 17:59 GMT

> Solanum incanum?

I think that's it, I remember the bush looking a bit like this: http://
botany.cs.tamu.edu/FLORA/perdeck/afr_035.jpg

Thanks to both of you for your help.

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Nightshade family?