Species profile—Solanum adenophorum
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Solanaceae → Solanum adenophorum
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Scientific name
- Solanum adenophorum F.Muell.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 16156
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- No
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Description
- Solanum adenophorum is a perennial herb growing to 40cm high. It has annual stems that are green and covered with fine glandular hairs. Prickles measuring 1-7cm long are present on the stems, leaves, leaf stalks, flower stalk and base of the flowers. The leaves are ovate in shape, 3-6cm long and 3-4cm wide, the same colour on both surfaces, and have a deeply lobed margin. The margins of the lobes are again lobed or undulate. The leaf stalks are 2-6cm long.
The flower heads are short and composed of 2-6 flowers, on a stalk 10mm long. The individual flowers are on stalks about 5-10mm long. The flowers are star-shaped, shallowly incised, 16-20mm in diameter and white in colour. The berry-like fruit is globular, c.15mm in diameter and whitish or yellow in colour. The seeds are 2.8-3.5mm long and pale grey-yellow coloured.
S. adenophorum has very long petioles compared to most Australian species. (Purdie et al. 1982; Bean 2004) - Map
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- Distribution
- Solanum adenophorum is endemic to the Dingo - Nebo - Clermont area in central-eastern Queensland. The species known as S. adenophorum in New South Wales and Victoria is actually S. eremophilum. (Bean 2002)
- Distributional limits
- -21.8859902, 147.1261114
-23.5661112, 149.496931 - Range derivation
- Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records
- Habitat
- Solanum adenophorum occurs mostly in brigalow woodland and on very gently inclined slopes. It also occurs in gidgee (Acacia cambagei) scrub on deep cracking clay soils. (Bean 2004)
- Reproduction
- Solanum adenophorum flowers in October. Mature fruit has been recorded in May, September and October. (Bean 2004)
- Notes
- Contributors: Tony Bean, Mellisa Mayhew 16/06/2009
- References
- Bean, A.R. (2002). The identity of "Solanum adenophorum" in NSW and Victoria. Australian Systematic Botany Newsletter 111: 6.
Bean, A.R. (2004). The taxonomy and ecology of Solanum subg. Leptostemonum (Dunal) Bitter (Solanaceae) in Queensland and far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Austrobaileya 6(4): 729-730.
Herbrecs (2008). Solanum adenophorum, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 7/11/2008.
Purdie, R.W., Symon, D.E. & Haegi, L. in George, A.S. (Ed) (1982). Flora of Australia 29: 139-140. - Profile author
- Tony Bean (16/06/2009)
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=16156.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
