Solanum tumulicola
Symon
Yugulurrubi
Solanaceae Edible: Fruit flesh
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Description
A tropical shrub in the nightshade family bearing small, round fruits.
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Edible Uses
The flesh of the fruit is eaten; the skin is discarded.
Traditional Uses
The flesh of the fruit is eaten and the skin discarded.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are about 1400 Solanum species.
References (1)
- Wightman, Glenn et al. 1992. Mudburra Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from Kulumindini (Elliott) Northern Australia. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 14. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. p 30
