Solanum cowiei

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]

Solanum cowiei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  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. PMC 3881354. PMID 24399898.
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