Solanum macoorai
| Nightshade | |
|---|---|
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| Fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. macoorai
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum macoorai | |
Solanum macoorai, commonly known as nightshade, is a species of plants in the tomato and tobacco family Solanaceae found only in the northern parts of Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub up to about 4 m (13 ft) tall, and the foliage is dark green or purple green. Spines may be present on the branches and leaves, and the twigs, petioles and lower surface of the leaves are hairy. Inflorescences have up to 12 mauve flowers about 3 cm (1.2 in) diameter, and the fruit is an orange or red berry about 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) diameter. It occurs on the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula and on mostly higher ground (such as the Windsor and Atherton Tablelands in the Cairns region.[4][5][6]
Conservation
[edit]This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 10 January 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Species profile—Solanum macoorai". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Solanum macoorai". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Solanum macoorai F.M.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Solanum macoorai". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ Symon, D.E.; Purdie, R.W. (2022). "Solanum macoorai". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Search: species: Solanum macoorai | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com