Solanum cowiei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. cowiei
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Binomial name | |
Solanum cowiei | |
Synonyms | |
Solanum sp. Litchfield (I.D.Cowie 1428) NT Herbarium |
Solanum cowiei is a small fruiting subshrub in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. The fruit is a green berry, up to 15 mm in diameter, that later becomes black-green and detaches from the calyx. [2]
The species was formally described in 2013 by Christopher T. Martine. The specific epithet honours Dr. Ian Cowie, the Chief Botanist at the Northern Territory Herbarium. [2] It is placed within the "Dioicum Complex" of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum. [2]