Solanum terminale Forssk., Fl. Aegypt. - Arab. 45. 1775.
A revision of the " African Non-Spiny " Clade of Solanum L. (Solanum sections Afrosolanum Bitter, Benderianum Bitter, Lemurisolanum Bitter, Lyciosolanum Bitter, Macronesiotes Bitter, and Quadrangulare Bitter: Solanaceae)
Figure 1. Flowers of species in the ANS clade. A Solanum africanum Mill. (South Africa, Rebelo s. n. - no herbarium voucher) B Solanum imamense Dunal (Madagascar, Rakotavao 5128) C Solanum madagascariense Dunal (Madagascar, Vorontsova et al. 498) D Solanum sambiranense D'Arcy & Rakot. (Madagascar, Randrianasolo 580) E Solanum terminale Forssk. (Kenya, Vorontsova et al. 93) F Solanum truncicola Bitter (Madagascar, Antilahimena et al. 7846). Photo credits: A Tony Rebelo; B Charles Rakotavao; C, E Maria Vorontsova; D Richard Randrianasolo; E Patrice Antilahimena.
Figure 2. Habit and fruits of species of the ANS clade. A Habit of Solanum sambiranense D'Arcy & Rakot. (Madagascar, Randrianasolo 580) B Fruit of Solanum imamense Dunal (Madagascar, Rakotavao 5128) C Fruit of Solanum terminale Forssk., pointed form (Angola, Goyder et al. 7749) D Fruit of Solanum terminale Forssk., globose form (Tanzania, Tepe et al. 2783). Photo credits: A Richard Randrianasolo; B Charles Rakotavao; C David Goyder; D Maria Vorontsova.
Figure 25. Solanum terminale Forssk. A Flowering branch of savanna form (nakurense - type) B Fruiting branch of climbing plant with open infructescence with globose berries (terminale - type) C Flowering branch of climbing plant with open inflorescence D Flowering branch of climbing plant with narrow, spicate inflorescence (welwitschii - type) E Flower with fused anther cone (welwitschii - type) F Flower with non-fused anther cone (terminale - type) G Corky bark of older stems H Fusiform mature berry I Globose mature berry J " Hairy " seed from mature fruit showing elongate lateral cell walls. (Based on: A Ash 2932; B Drummond 3155; C Gilbert & Friis 8417; D, E Etuge & Thomas 31; F Greenway & Kanuri 13883; G Synnot 617; H, J Mbani 142; I Mbatchou 21). Scale bar: A, C, D, G = 3 cm; B = 4 cm; E, F, H, I = 7 mm; J = 2 mm. Drawn by Lucy T. Smith.
Figure 26. Distribution of Solanum terminale Forssk.
Figure 27. Morphology of Solanum terminale Forssk. across continental Africa. All coordinates are decimal degrees. A Bud length / width ratio plotted against longitude B Length of lowermost inflorescence branch against longitude. Red points represent plants with fused (connate anthers), green points plants with free anthers; black points represent plants with no open flowers whose bud and anther characters were not measured. For details of character choice see Materials and Methods and discussion of Solanum terminale.