Biology:Solanum macoorai
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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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| 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.[3][4][5]
Conservation
This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[6] As of 10 January 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- ↑ "Solanum macoorai". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/69290.
- ↑ "Solanum macoorai F.M.Bailey". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:819928-1.
- ↑ "Solanum macoorai". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Solanum_macoorai.htm.
- ↑ Symon, D.E.; Purdie, R.W. (2022). "Solanum macoorai". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Solanum%20macoorai.
- ↑ "Search: species: Solanum macoorai | Occurrence records". Australian Government. https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Solanum%20macoorai#tab_mapView.
- ↑ "Species profile—Solanum macoorai". Queensland Government. 2024. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16170.
External links
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q17400850 entry
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