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Solanum americanum  Mill.

American Black Nightshade, Small-flowered Nightshade, Glossy Nightshade

Plants > Angiosperms > Solanaceae > ​​Solanum americanum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: americanum


  • Common names: American Black Nightshade, Small-flowered Nightshade, Glossy Nightshade
  • Thai names: ข่าอม kha om (Prachuap Khiri Khan), ทุมขัน thum khan (Nakhon Ratchasima), ประจาม pracham (Songkhla), มะแว้งนก ma waeng nok (Surat Thani), แว้งนก waeng nok (Surat Thani), หญ้าต้มตอก ya tom tok (Chiang Mai), ออเตียมกุย o-tiam-kui (Chinese-Bangkok), โอเตียมกุย o-tiam-kui (Chinese-Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 少花龙葵 shao hua long kui
  • Distribution: ​​Widespread in all tropical and temperate regions
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (A.Muang)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Solanum americanum from Thailand.
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Solanum americanum, Muang Chiang Mai, August
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Solanum americanum, Muang Chiang Mai, August
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Solanum americanum, Muang Chiang Mai, August

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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