Solanum abyssinicum Solanum marginatum is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae known by the common names purple African nightshade[1] and white-margined nightshade.

It is native to Ethiopia and Eritrea,[2] and it is known on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a weed.

It is a hairy shrub growing up to two meters tall.

The large, distinctive, gray-green leaves are wavy along the edges, woolly on the undersides, and measure up to 18 centimeters long.

The veins are white and lined with large, widely spaced prickles.