Solanum graniticum

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

Solanum sp. (Gloucester Island G.N.Batianoff+ 9403312 [1]

Contents

Solanum graniticum is a herbaceous resprouter which has a prosrate to sprawling habit. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia. [2]

Distribution & habitat

Solanum graniticum is a Queensland Endemic which is found occurring in Gloucester Island National Park and on the Australian mainland close by near Bowen. There is a disjunct population which occurs at Eungella Dam in Eungella, Queensland [2]

Conservation status

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Solanum graniticum". 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 graniticum". WildNet. Queensland Government.


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