# Solanum marginatum

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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Solanum marginatum1LEST.jpg
|genus = Solanum
|species = marginatum
|authority = [L.f.](/source/L.f.)
|synonyms = ''Solanum abyssinicum''
}}

'''''Solanum marginatum''''' is a species of plant in the family [Solanaceae](/source/Solanaceae) known by the common names '''purple African nightshade'''<ref>{{PLANTS|id=SOMA|taxon=Solanum marginatum|accessdate=17 November 2015}}</ref> and '''white-margined nightshade'''. It is native to [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia) and [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea),<ref>{{GRIN | accessdate = 21 January 2018}}</ref> and it is known on other continents as an [introduced species](/source/introduced_species) and sometimes a [weed](/source/weed). It is a hairy [shrub](/source/shrub) growing up to two meters tall. The large, distinctive, gray-green leaves are wavy along the edges, woolly on the undersides, and measure up to 18 centimeters long. The veins are white and lined with large, widely spaced [prickles](/source/Thorns%2C_spines%2C_and_prickles). The [inflorescence](/source/inflorescence) contains several white flowers, hanging or nodding [bisexual](/source/plant_sexuality) flowers and erect [staminate](/source/stamen) flowers with large yellow anthers. The fruit is a yellow [berry](/source/Berry_(botany)) up to 5 centimeters wide.

This is one of several ''[Solanum](/source/Solanum)'' species that contain [solasodine](/source/solasodine).<ref>[http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/weedinfo/solanum-carolinense.htm CDFA EncycloWeedia]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7625,7682,7692 Jepson Manual Treatment]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Solanum+marginatum Photo gallery]

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marginatum
Category:Plants described in 1782

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