*Email: drrameshvelu@gmail.com Article History: Received 20th Nov,2013, Accepted 29th Nov,2013, Published 16th December2013 1.INTRODUCTION Solanum viarum is a member of the economically important Pl. The roots of this herb have great medicinal value due to saponin content and are used extensively in Ayurvedic medicines. It has become naturalized in many parts of the world, including India. Hierarchy contributed by the species page author, Accessed through GBIF data portal, GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, Default IBP taxonomic classification, based on Catalogue of Life, State - Kerala, District/s: Kasaragode, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad, | Technology partner Strand Life Sciences, Flowering class: Dicot It is especially useful in habitual constipation. 1985; Ramach. It is very sensitive to water logging. Solanum viarum, is a wild perennial herb. India is the largest producer and exporter of senna leaves, pods and is a continuous rise in the export from `24 crore in the year 2005-06 FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. great domestic and international demand. May be referred to as or include habit, defined as the characteristic mode of growth or occurrence associated to its environment, particularly for plants. 1988; Sasidh. These steroidal compounds have anti-inflammatory, anabolic and antifertility properties. Habit: Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Order: Solanales Family: Solanales Genus: Solanum Species:nigrum Latin name: Solanum nigrum Linn. The flowers are greenish yellow usually 5 together in sub sessile umbelli form cymes. Arts College, C. Mutlur, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. Tropical soda apple (Solanum viarum), also referred to as TSA, is a non-native, invasive weed that forms very dense infestations, especially in pastures. var. hectare under rain fed condition and about 1500-2000 kg dry leaves http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4002, (Hint :- add multiple references separated by a line break (hit Enter)). The leaves are ovate to lobed with spines on both the sides, the white flowers are hermophrodite, borne on axillary clusters. COMMON NAME: Kantkari ,Bari Kateri, Kandiari, Ban - Bhindi. The plant is 3-6 ft tall. Family : Gramineae Khus is densely tuffed perennial grass grows up to 2.0 m high, It is found throughout India in open marshy places. Corolla 1.5 cm across, lobes lanceolate. Breaking Language Barrier : Download Dictionary & Translation computer software & smartphone apps in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati & 23 languages. They are not seasoned, usually appeared from 35-70 days after sowing depending on the time of sowing which fallowed by pods formation. However, benefits to ecosystems not specific to humans are best treated under Risk statement (what happens when the organism is removed), Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. Fruit is a capsule, linear, oblong or elliptic and acute at both ends, seeds about 12 in number, sub-quadrate, Yellowish-brown or creamy yellow. This alson induces the plants to produce more of branching. Dry summer  with moderate temperature is suitable for the crop. 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