Solanum diversiflorum
F. Muell.
Kakarrta, River bush tomato
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Description
A spreading prickly shrub. It grows 0.2-1 m high. The flowers are purple and blue.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It often grows on sand. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | 86.5 | 254 | 61 | 0.5 | — | 33 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
Also Known As
Jalhpa, Jalhparrpa, Karlumpu
References (9)
- Bindon, P., 1996, Useful Bush Plants. Western Australian Museum. p 231
- Cancilla, D., 2018, Ethnobotanical and Ethnozoological Values Desktop Assessment - Eliwana Project. p 15
- Cherikoff V. & Isaacs, J., The Bush Food Handbook. How to gather, grow, process and cook Australian Wild Foods. Ti Tree Press, Australia p 119, 191
- Kenneally, K.E., Edinger, D. C., and Willing T., 1996, Broome and Beyond, Plants and People of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p 187
- Latz, P.K., 1996, Bushfires and Bushtucker: Aboriginal plant use in Central Australia. IAD Press Alice Springs p 275
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- Low, T., 1991, Wild Food Plants of Australia. Australian Nature FieldGuide, Angus & Robertson. p 166
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 537
- Samuels, J., 2015, Biodiversity of Food Species of the Solanaceae Family: A Preliminary Taxonomic Inventory of Subfamily Solanoideae. Resources 2015, 4. 277-322
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 728
