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Summary[edit] DescriptionAPI Solanaceae (solanum, nightshade, or potato family) » Solanum mauritianum Scop. so-LAN-num -- solace, quietude; referring to the narcotic properties of some species maw-rih-tee-AY-num -- of Mauritius, from the Mascareignes islands commonly known as: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/bugweed bugweed], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/ear-leaved-nightshade ear-leaved nightshade], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/flannel-weed flannel weed], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/kerosene-plant kerosene plant], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/tobacco-bush tobacco bush], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/tobacco-weed tobacco weed], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/wild-tobacco wild tobacco], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/woolly-nightshade woolly nightshade] Native to: South America; naturalized elsewhere References: Wikipedia • PIER • NPGS / GRIN Date 16 November 2011, 09:51 Source Solanum mauritianum Scop. Author Dinesh Valke from Thane, India Camera location 11° 24′ 06.58″ N, 76° 41′ 51.24″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap - Google Earth 11.401827; 76.697566