Solanum dunalianum

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Solanum dunalianum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. dunalianum
Binomial name
Solanum dunalianum

Solanum dunalianum is an erect rhizomatous perennial shrub which is endemic to Queensland, Australia. [2]

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Distribution & habitat

In Australia, this species is only known to occur near Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Outside of Australia it occurs in the biogeographic region of Malesia in New Guinea as well as on nearby islands. The habitat of collected specimens in Queensland are recorded as semi-deciduous rainforest, on red lateritic ridges. [2]

Conservation status

Solanum dunalianum is listed as "vulnerable" under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 and under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Solanum dunalianum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 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: A Journal of Plant Systematics. 6 (4): 639–816. doi: 10.5962/p.299696 . JSTOR   41739063.
  3. ↑ "Taxon - Solanum dunalianum". WildNet. Queensland Government.


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