Solanum chippendalei

Solanum chippendalei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. chippendalei
Binomial name
Solanum chippendalei

[2]Solanum chippendalei (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato)[3] is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, native to northern Australia.[4] It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale.[1][5] The fruits, known as "bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food,[6] and the aborigines who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting.[7]

The species occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[8][3][9]

  1. ^ a b "Solanum chippendalei". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Symon, D.E. (1981). "A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 4: 272, figs. 119, 122.
  3. ^ a b "NT Flora: Solanum chippendalei". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Solanum chippendalei Symon". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ Symon, D.E. (1981). "A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 4: 272, figs. 119, 122.
  6. ^ "Solanum Chippendalei, Bush Tomato, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008.
  7. ^ A.R. Bean & D.E. Albrecht (2008). "Solanum succosum A.R.Bean & Albr. (Solanaceae), a new species allied to S. chippendalei Symon". Austrobaileya. 7 (4): 669–675. doi:10.5962/p.299762. JSTOR 41739087. S2CID 260270739.
  8. ^ D.E.Symon, R.W.Purdie (2020). "Solanum chippendalei". Flora of Australia. Canberra.: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora: Solanum chippendalei". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.