Solanum aviculare
Common Name:
Kangaroo Apple
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (DEJKNPRSTVWXZ) also Qld, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Sheltered woodlands and forests
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Flower Description:
Purple
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Habit:
Erect shrub to 4 m high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species differs from S. vescum by having wider leaves and flowers with pointed corolla lobes and orange-yellow ovoid berries
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria