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Solanum quadriloculatum

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Species of plant

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

Solanum ellipticum var. duribaccalis J.M.Black

Solanum quadriloculatum is known under the (ambiguous) common names of "bush tomato" or (in Australia) "wild tomato". It is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae. It was, and occasionally still is, included in S. ellipticum by some authors. Generally, these two species of "bush tomatoes" are currently considered distinct.

The flowers and unripe fruit of Solanum quadriloculatum.

It is native to Australia, where it is found primarily in shrubby eucalypt woodland and arid-zone shrublands.

References

  1. ^ Solanaceae Source (2007)
  2. DEH
  3. Bean (2006)

Footnotes

Taxon identifiers
Solanum quadriloculatum


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