Sunday 15 October 2017

Solanum lasiocarpum ?

Solanum lasiocarpum Dunal

Synonyms :
Solanum lasiocarpum var domesticum Heiser
Solanum lasiocarpum var velutinum Dunal
Solanum ferox L.
Solanum ferox var. lasiocarpun (Dunal) Miq.
Solanum hirsutum Roxb.
Solanum immane Hance ex Walpers
Solanum quadriloculare Spreng.
Solanum zeylanicum Blanco.




Found this at Pasar Borneo today, together with the terung Iban, Solanum aethiopicum.  It is almost identical to the former, just a lot smaller in size, with more showy hair.
The trader, an Iban lady said that the fruits were acquired from Pahang, from a certain Orang Asli.  According to her again, it had been a long time since she encountered this type of hairy yellow round terung.  There are abundant supply of hairy terung in Sarawak when she was still young.  Apparently, it is not cultivated anymore for its fruit.


Is this the fruit of Solanum lasiocarpum




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