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Collector Christensen, H. M.
Number 71
Collected with F. L. Apu
Country Malaysia
Subpart SARAWAK
County  
Locality 4th division, Kelabit Highlands. Swidden cultivated with upland rice
Coordinates 3° 40' N 115° 50' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1050
Maximum elevation (m) 1050
Start date 1992/11/27
End date 1992/11/27
Family Solanaceae
Identification Solanum nigrum L.
Determined by Christensen, H.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Semi herbaceous bushy herb up to half a meter tall. Grows wild in swiddens, but not in the quantities desired. Few household have now started to cultivate it. Flowers creamish white with yellow anthers. Mature fruits bright red. Uses: Leaves are cooked and eaten as vegetable, light bitter taste, popular. Name in Kelabit language: Kerid Pait.

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