Solanum ellipticum
R.Br.
Solanaceae
Solanum lithophilum F.Muell.
Common Name:
General Information
Solanum ellipticum is a sprawling, prickly, herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump about 1 metre in diameter[
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- Flora of New South Wales
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
]. The branches and petioles are sparsely to densely scattered with prickles[
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- Flora of New South Wales
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- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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- Australian Native Plants Society
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- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
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- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
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The fruits are sometimes gathered from the wild for local consumption. The plant has potential for use as an edible ornamental in arid gardens[
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- Australian Native Plants Society
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- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
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Known Hazards
Although providing many well-known foods for people, including the potato, tomato, pepper and aubergine, most plants in the family Solanaceae also contain poisonous alkaloids. Unless there are specific entries with information on edible uses, it would be unwise to ingest any part of this plant[
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- Plants for a Future
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- Ken Fern
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- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
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Botanical References
Range
Australia - all mainland states except Victoria.
Habitat
Heavy clay and sandy soils[
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- Flora of New South Wales
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- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
]. Usually grows in rocky areas, often in open forest but also found in vine thickets and monsoon forest at elevations from 200 - 600 metres in Queensland[
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- Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html
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- An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
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Properties
Edibility Rating |   |
Habit | Perennial |
Height | 0.50 m |
Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant mainly of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, just entering the tropics in northern Australia.
Prefers a position in full sun[
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- Australian Native Plants Society
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- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
]. Plants are drought tolerant - top growth dies off during extended dry periods but the plant resprouts after good rains[
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- Australian Native Plants Society
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- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
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- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
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Edible Uses
Fruit[
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- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
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- Uphof. J. C. Th.
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- Weinheim
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- 1959
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- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The fruit is a berry, 15 - 20mm in diameter., pale yellow-green, often tinged purple[
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- Flora of New South Wales
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- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
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- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - the flesh of the fruit must be completely removed before sowing because it contains germination inhibitors[
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- Australian Native Plants Society
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- http://anpsa.org.au/index.html
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- A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc.
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Cuttings.
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