Njama njama

njamma jamma, jama-jama, jamma jamma, african nightshade, solanum scabrum

Solanum scabrum, also known as garden huckleberry, is an annual or perennial plant in the nightshade family. The geographic origin of the species is uncertain; Linnaeus attributed it to Africa, but it also occurs in North America, and it is naturalized in many countries. In Africa it is cultivated as a leaf vegetable and for dye from the berries. An annual or short-lived perennial herb to 1 m tall, hairless or sparsely hairy. The leaves are usually ovate, 7–12 cm long and 5–8 cm (2–3+1⁄4 in) wide, with petioles 1.5–7 cm (5⁄8–2+3⁄4 in) long. The inflorescence is simple or sometimes branched with 9–12 flowers. The white corolla is stellate, 15–20 mm (5⁄8–3⁄4 in) in diameter, and sometimes tinged purple and with yellow/green basal star. The berries are globular, 10–17 mm (3⁄8–11⁄16 in) in diameter, purple-black. The seeds are 1.8–2.2 mm (0.071–0.087 in) long, pale or stained purple.

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