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Solanaceae

Black nightshade

Solanum retroflexum Dunal

Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum

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Black nightshade: Solanum retroflexum (form without glandular hairs), flowers; grassland in shade of tree, vicinity of Wolmaransstad, North West, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
Afrikaans
Nastergal
Belarusian
Санберы, Санбэры, Сонечныя ягады
English
Black nightshade
Persian
توت آفتابی
Russian
Санберри
Southern Sotho
Limomonyane, Lintsontso, Mofukuthoane
Xhosa
Umsobo wesinja
Zulu
Ugqumugqumu, Umsobosobo

Synonyms

  • Solanum burbankii Bitter
  • Solanum burbankii var. glabrescens Polg.
  • Solanum kraussianum Buchinger ex Krauss
  • Solanum nigrum var. burbankii (Bitter) Filov
  • Solanum nigrum var. probstii Polg.
  • Solanum retroflexum var. angustifolium Dunal
  • Solanum retroflexum var. latifolium Dunal
  • Solanum retroflexum var. retroflexum

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.