- Reference
- Nuytsia 23:148-149, Fig.12 (2013)
- Conservation Code
- Priority One
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Gascoyne, Murchison.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Western Murchison.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Meekatharra.
Nuytsia Journal Articles
A taxonomic review of the Solanum sturtianum subgroup of subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanaceae)
BEAN, A.R., Nuytsia 23: 129–161 (2013)
The informal taxonomic subgroup typified by Solanum sturtianum F.Muell. comprises those species that have stellate hairs, black mature fruits with a thin brittle pericarp, and brown to black seeds. The subgroup is endemic to Australia. Ten species are recognised here: S. sturtianum is maintained, S. morrisonii Domin is reinstated, and eight new species are described viz. S. austropiceum A.R.Bean, S. elatius A.R.Bean, S. iodinum A.R.Bean, S. kentrocaule A.R.Bean, S. octonum A.R.Bean, S. piceum A.R.Bean, S. pycnotrichum A.R.Bean and S. reclusum A.R.Bean. A lectotype is chosen for S. morrisonii. Descriptions, illustrations and distribution maps are provided for all species.