Solanum incanum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Solanum incanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Subgenus:	Leptostemonum
Section:	Melongena
Species:	S. incanum
Binomial name
Solanum incanum L., 1753
Synonyms
Solanum bojeri Dunal Solanum sanctum L. Solanum coagulans var. griseum Dunal Solanum floccosistellatum Bitter Solanum hierochuntinum Dunal Solanum hierochuntinum var. lanuginosum Dunal Solanum incanum var. brevitomentosum Bitter Solanum incanum subsp. horridescens Bitter Solanum incanum var. integrascens Bitter Solanum incanum var. kavirondoense Bitter Solanum incanum var. pluribaccatum Bitter Solanum incanum subsp. schoanum Bitter Solanum incanum var. unguiculatum Solanum sanctum L. Solanum undulatum Poir. Solanum unguiculatum A.Rich.

Solanum incanum is a species of nightshade, a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, eastwards to India. The species was introduced to Taiwan and Vietnam.

Common names include thorn apple, bitter apple, bitterball and bitter tomato It may be confused with the similar S. linnaeanum where their ranges overlap in Africa. In ancient India, Solanum incanum was domesticated into the eggplant, Solanum melongena. In biblical literature, it is sometimes used as a "hedge of thorns" (Hebrew: מְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק).

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In Spanish: Solanum incanum para niños