Solanum apecies of eastern and northern Australia
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Unless indicated otherwise, the following attributes are implicit throughout the descriptions, except where the characters concerned are inapplicable.
Habit. Large stems bark thin, nondescript. Large stems prickles present.
Branchlets. Branchlets terete. Branchlet prickles present. Branchlet stellate hairs central ray present. Branchlet simple hairs absent.
Leaves. Leaf domatia absent. Petioles not winged. Axillary leaves absent.
Upper leaf surface. Upper leaf surface stellate hairs protostellae absent.
Lower leaf surface. Lower leaf surface branched/dendritic hairs absent.
Inflorescence. Inflorescence common peduncle present. Flowers all similar. Pedicels with indument uniformly distributed. Corolla outer surface lacking prickles. Filament attachment basal. Stigma expanded, obtuse or lobed.
Fruits. Fruiting calyx prickles present, lobes not recurved. Mature fruits glabrous. Stone-cell granules absent.
Classification. Native.
Cite this publication as: ‘Bean, A.R. 2012 onwards. Solanum species of eastern and northern Australia. Version: 25th January 2023. delta-intkey.com’.