Solanum cunninghamii
Benth.
Punuk
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Description
A slender shrub of the nightshade family growing 0.3–1 m high with blue or purple flowers, native to tropical regions where it grows on red sandy soils and coastal dunes.
Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on red sandy soils and coastal dunes.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
References (2)
- Lands, M., 1987, Mayi: Some Bush fruits of Dampierland. Magabala Books, Broome West Australia. p 38
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 537
