Solanum phlomoides
Cunn. ex Benth.
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Description
A rounded prickly shrub. It grows 0.3-2 m high. The flowers are purple and blue.
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Edible Uses
The fruit rind is roasted and eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical and subtropical places.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
Also Known As
Jipurlyu
References (5)
- 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 191
- Hardwick, G., 2001, Economically Useful Plants for Northern Australia: Master Species List. Crusader eBooks.
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Calatogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 538
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 734
