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Solanum marginatum

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Internal ID UUID644041c2da1c3913055810
Scientific name Solanum marginatum
Authority L.f.
First published in Suppl. 147. 1781.

Description Top

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It is used in traditional medicine and is also of interest to the pharmaceutical industry.

Solanum marginatum is a species of plant in the Solanaceae family native to Ethiopia and Eritrea. It is a hairy shrub that grows up to two meters tall, with large, distinctive gray-green leaves that are wavy along the edges and woolly on the undersides. The inflorescence contains several white flowers, and the fruit is a yellow berry up to 5 centimeters wide. It contains solasodine, which is used in traditional medicine and of interest to the pharmaceutical industry.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Solanum argyracanthum Dum.Cours. Bot. Cult. 4: 48. 1802.
Solanum cabiliense var. argenteum hort. ex Vilm. Fl. Pleine Terre, ed. 3: 713. 1870.
Solanum coagulans A.Schimp. ex Dunal Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 370. 1852.
Solanum marginatum var. polyhoplum Bitter Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 16: 290. 1923.
Solanum niveum All. ex Vitman Summa Pl. 1: 492. 1790.

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Language Common/alternative name
English purple african nightshade
Quechua kichka t'ankar
Swedish vitskatta

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
    • Northern Africa
      • Morocco
  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Chile Central
      • Juan Fernández Islands
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001029370
UNII IIT3FKM94U
USDA Plants SOMA
Tropicos 29602608
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:819994-1
The Plant List tro-29602608
Open Tree Of Life 691775
Observations.org 133438
NCBI Taxonomy 329785
Nature Serve 2.157288
IUCN Red List 71782439
IPNI 819994-1
iNaturalist 79140
GBIF 2929577
Freebase /m/0cny_6b
EPPO SOLMG
EOL 581187
Calflora (Californian flora) 7657
USDA GRIN 101516
Wikipedia Solanum_marginatum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia Seraw E, Melkamu Y, Masresha G J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11025143
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00678-9
PMID:38632559
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Alemu M, Asfaw Z, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Debella A, Sisay B, Debebe E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768247
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00644-x
PMID:38178202
An inferior competitor is a successful invader due to its stress tolerance and productivity Tesfay YB, Blaschke A, Kreyling J Sci Rep 24-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10673848
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-48152-y
PMID:38001336
Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used against Human Diseases in Zuway Dugda District, Ethiopia Megersa M, Nedi T, Belachew S Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 18-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10599937
doi:10.1155/2023/5545294
PMID:37886427
Floristic composition and plant community distribution along environmental gradients in Guard dry Afromontane forest of Northwestern Ethiopia Dagne Y, Birhanu L BMC Ecol Evol 28-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10463663
doi:10.1186/s12862-023-02154-6
PMID:37635212
Engineered Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Fungicides for Plant Disease Control Cruz-Luna AR, Vásquez-López A, Rojas-Chávez H, Valdés-Madrigal MA, Cruz-Martínez H, Medina DI Plants (Basel) 27-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10346476
doi:10.3390/plants12132461
PMID:37447021
Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Tulu Korma Dry Afromontane Forest, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia Deressa D, Egigu MC, Sasikumar JM Scientifica (Cairo) 20-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10139819
doi:10.1155/2023/9964663
PMID:37122810
Species Diversity, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plants in Saleda Yohans Church Forest, South Wollo, Ethiopia Mekonnen AB, Mohammed AS, Demissew A Scientifica (Cairo) 17-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10125748
doi:10.1155/2023/3853463
PMID:37101718
Ethnobotanical study of endemic and non-endemic medicinal plants used by indigenous people in environs of Gullele botanical garden Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia: A major focus on Asteraceae family Woldeamanuel MM, Geda MK, Mohapatra S, Bastia TK, Rath P, Panda AK Front Pharmacol 23-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9727095
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.1020097
PMID:36506590
Soil seed bank distribution and restoration potential in the vegetation of Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, southwestern Ethiopia Bekele M, Demissew S, Bekele T, Woldeyes F Heliyon 26-Oct-2022
PMCID:PMC9634372
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11244
PMID:36339756
Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Human and Animal Diseases in Sedie Muja District, South Gondar, Ethiopia Mekonnen AB, Mohammed AS, Tefera AK Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 19-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9526633
doi:10.1155/2022/7328613
PMID:36193157
A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Respiratory Problems in Ethiopia over a Twenty-Year Period (2000–2021) Haile AA, Tsegay BA, Seid A, Adnew W, Moges A Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 27-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9252637
doi:10.1155/2022/2935015
PMID:35795271
Medicinal plants used to treat livestock ailments in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia Asfaw A, Lulekal E, Bekele T, Debella A, Debebe E, Sisay B BMC Vet Res 22-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9215094
doi:10.1186/s12917-022-03320-6
PMID:35733153
Traditional medicinal plants used in the treatment of tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A systematic review Getachew S, Medhin G, Asres A, Abebe G, Ameni G Heliyon 18-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9130528
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09478
PMID:35647341
Roles of traditional medicine and traditional healers for rabies prevention and potential impacts on post-exposure prophylaxis: A literature review Beasley EA, Wallace RM, Coetzer A, Nel LH, Pieracci EG PLoS Negl Trop Dis 20-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8775316
doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010087
PMID:35051178

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Carpesterol 21155918 Click to see CCC(CC(C(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC(=O)C4C3(CCC(C4C)OC(=O)C5=CC=CC=C5)C)C)O)C(C)C 562.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1086/337221

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