Solanum orbiculatum Dunal

Species

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Characteristics

Erect or rounded, clonal shrub to 1.5 m, silvery-, rusty-or grey-green, pubescent with stellate hairs; prickles absent, if present 5–15 mm long, sparsely scattered on stems. Leaves orbicular to ovate, concolorous; lamina 15–60 mm long, entire; petiole 5–20 mm long. Inflorescence 1–4–flowered; peduncle to 10 mm long; rachis 3–5 mm long, pedicels 5–12 mm long. Calyx 4–7 mm long; lobes broadly triangular, 1–2 mm long, slightly elongated in fruit. Corolla stellate, 20–25 mm diam., violet. Anthers 5–7 mm long. Berry globular, 10–15 mm diam., yellow-ivory, drying dark brown. Seeds 2–3 mm long, pale brown.
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A shrub. It grows 0.3-1.5 m high. The flowers are purple and violet.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows on a range of soils. It grows in temperate to subtropical places. It can grow in arid places.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Distribution

Solanum orbiculatum world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0001030098
COL ID 4Y3L5
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Synonyms

Solanum orbiculatum

Lower taxons

Solanum orbiculatum subsp. macrophyllum