Solanum humile
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Full name: | Solanum humile Lam. |
| Location: | Naukluft (2416AC) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | - |
| English common name(s): | Wild tomato |
| Synonym(s): | Solanum denudatum Bitter (synonym) Solanum dinteri Bitter (synonym) Solanum galpinii Bitter (synonym) Solanum giftbergense Dunal (synonym) Solanum multiglandulosum Bitter (synonym) Solanum multiglandulosum var. multiarmatum Bitter (synonym) Solanum rigescens Jacq. (synonym) Solanum rigescens var. horridius Bitter (synonym) Solanum rigescens var. nanum Dunal (synonym) Solanum rigescens var. parvibaccatum Bitter (synonym) Solanum rigescentoides Hutch. (synonym) Solanum subrectemunitum Bitter (synonym) |
| Status: | Endemic |
| Description: | A small, woody shrub. The leaves are dark green with a rough surface. They have hard spines on the stems and softer spines on the leaves. ln late July the bushes still had some flowers on it, as well as the fruits being well developed. The flowers are small and delicate, pale purple. The ripe fruit looks like tiny orange tomatoes, it is orange/red and hanging. Leaves are dotted with fine white speckles. (from Namibrand website) Straight spines. (from https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53379638) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | AA Dreyer |
| Date of photograph: | 14 Dec 2017 |
| Camera make: | Canon |
| Camera model: | EOS 7D |
| Lens aperture: | f/9.0 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/160 s |
| ISO speed: | 1250 |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
