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Solanum chippendalei
Solanum chippendalei (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato) is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, native to northern Australia. It is named after the botanist who described it, George Chippendale. The fruits, known as "bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food, and the Aboriginal people who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting.
The species occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
In Queensland it is found in the IBRA region of Mount Isa Inlier.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum chippendalei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
