Biology:Solanum cowiei

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Short description: Species of shrub

Solanum cowiei
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. cowiei
Binomial name
Solanum cowiei
Martine[1]
Synonyms

Solanum sp. Litchfield (I.D.Cowie 1428) NT Herbarium

Solanum cowiei is a small fruiting subshrub in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. The fruit is a green berry, up to 15 mm in diameter, that later becomes black-green and detaches from the calyx.[2]

The species was formally described in 2013 by Christopher T. Martine. The specific epithet honours Dr. Ian Cowie, the Chief Botanist at the Northern Territory Herbarium.[2] It is placed within the "Dioicum Complex" of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum.[2]

References

  1. "Solanum cowiei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Solanum+cowiei. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Martine, Christopher E.; Symon, David E.; . Evans, Elizabeth C. (2013). "A new cryptically dioecious species of bush tomato (Solanum) from the Northern Territory, Australia". PhytoKeys (30): 23–31. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.30.6003. ISSN 1314-2003. PMID 24399898. 

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