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Garden Huckleberry

Solanum scabrum

Also known as african nightshade (EN) njama njama (EN) mnavu (EN)

Fast-growing annual nightshade grown for its cooked leaves, which are a staple green in much of East and West Africa, and for its dark purple-black berries, eaten cooked or in jam. Leaves and berries should be eaten ripe and cooked. It grows 60–100cm tall.

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