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Taxon:  Solanum laciniatum Aiton



Summary
Genus:
Solanum
Subgenus:
Archaesolanum
Family:
Solanaceae
Subfamily:
Solanoideae
Tribe:
Solaneae
Nomen number:
101514
Place of publication:
Hort. kew. 1:247. 1789
Comment:
place of publication verified from original reference
Verified:
11/24/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Connor, H. E. The poisonous plants of New Zealand. 1992
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
  5. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  6. Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution. 1991 17.
  7. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  8. Levin, R. A. et al. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum, Solanaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 93:157-169.
  9. Mun-Chan, B. et al. 1986. A checklist of the Korean cultivated plants. Kulturpflanze 34:130.
  10. PBI Solanum Project. Solanaceae source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family (on-line resource).
  11. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  12. Symon, D. E. et al. 1994. Kangaroo apples: Solanum sect. Archaesolanum. 48.
  13. Symon, D. E. 1981. A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 4:79.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
  15. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  16. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
kangaroo-apple –
large-flower kangaroo-apple –
German
großer Känguruapfel –
New Zealand (Maori)
poroporo –
Swedish
gult känguruäpple –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
2Cultivated     
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Medicinessource of solasodine Hawkes, J. G. et al., eds. Solanaceae III: taxonomy, chemistry, evolution. 1991 17.
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Connor, H. E. The poisonous plants of New Zealand. 1992
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101514. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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