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distinct from those species. Fruit globose-obovoid and red when mature (Webb et al.,<br />

1988).<br />

The accessions of TS02965, TS02990, TS02992, TS03005 and TS03018, were<br />

collected in Laos. These accessions were received as S. sisymbrifolium. While<br />

TS02967 collected in Laos was received as S. ferox. These accessions were identified<br />

as S. indicum. It is a small spineless shrub up to 1.5 m high. Stem is densely stellate.<br />

Leaves sinuate to entire, grey and densely stellate beneath. Corolla is white or purple.<br />

Young fruit is green and turning yellow and becoming orange.<br />

From the S. trilobatum accessions, based on morphology, TS02491 and<br />

TS02495, both accessions collected in Thailand, were identified as S. sanitwongsei<br />

and S. inducum, respectively. S. sanitwongsei distributes in Thailand and is cultivated<br />

in Philippines (Blomqvist and Ban, 1999). It is a small, stellately hairy shrub to 1 m<br />

high, leaves oblong-ovate, base cordate to cuneate, apex obtuse, inflorescence an<br />

extra-axillary, short raceme on a short peduncle, corolla stellate and purple, ovary<br />

glabrous except for the apex, fruit subglobose, glabrous orange when mature.<br />

The accessions of TS01947 and TS02906 collected in Thailand and Malaysia,<br />

respectively; both were received as S. indicum but were identified as S. trilobatum and<br />

S. torvum respectively. S. trilobatum have been reported to distribute in India,<br />

Vietnam, Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (Blomqvist and Ban, 1999). Plant nearly<br />

glabrous, thorny herb, slightly woody at base, leaves broadly elliptical to broadly<br />

ovate, sinuate-lobed, base rounded to slightly cordate , apex rounded. Inflorecence<br />

was extra-axillary, composed of a few flowered cyme or 6-10 flowered raceme, calyx<br />

campanulate, glabrous, not enlarged in fruit. Corolla is stellate and blue. Fruit red<br />

when maturity. In contrast, S. torvum, originates from the Antilles, but is now a<br />

pantropical weed. Occasionally it is also cultivated, especially in South, Southeast and<br />

East Asia (Boonkerd et al., 1994). It is a spreading or scrambling slender shrub, up to<br />

3 m high, pubescent with stellate hairs. Prickles scattered on stem, branches and<br />

leaves, especially in young branches, slightly hooked. Leaves alternate, solitary or in<br />

pairs, leaf blade ovate, coarsely, sinuously lobed, base unequal, somewhat sagittate to<br />

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