Solanum torvum  Sw.

Turkey Berry, Prickly Nightshade, Shoo-shoo Bush, Wild Eggplant, Pea Eggplant, Pea Aubergine
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species: torvum

  • Common names: Turkey Berry, Prickly Nightshade, Shoo-shoo Bush, Wild Eggplant, Pea Eggplant, Pea Aubergine
  • Thai names: จะเคาะค่ะ cha-kho-kha (Malay-Songkhla), ตะโกงลาโน ta-kong-la-no (Malay-Songkhla), ปอลอ po-lo (Musoe-Northern), ปอลือ po-lue (Musoe-Northern), มะเขือพวง ma khuea phuang (Central), มะเขือละคร ma khuea la khon (Nakhon Ratchasima), มะแคว้งกูลัว ma khwaeng ku lua (Chiang Mai), มะแคว้งกูลา ma khwaeng kula (Chiang Mai), มะแว้ง ma waeng (Peninsular, Central), มะแว้งช้าง ma waeng chang (Peninsular), รับจงกลม rap-chong-klom (Khmer-Nakhon Ratchasima), หมากแค้ง mak khaeng (Nakhon Ratchasima)
  • Chinese names: 水茄 shui qie
  • Distribution: ​​Native of the Caribbean, widely naturalized in tropical regions
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Image locations: Chonburi
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Solanum torvum from Thailand.
Solanum torvum, Wild Eggplant.jpg
Solanum torvum Chonburi July
References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Flora of China