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Solanum dunalianum is an erect perennial shrub in the nightshade family, native to the wet tropics of Malesia and northern Australia (Cape York). It grows in rainforest edges and suits warm, humid, frost-free climates.
Solanum dunalianum is an erect rhizomatous perennial shrub which is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
In Australia, this species is only known to occur near Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Outside of Australia it occurs in the biogeographic region of Malesia in New Guinea as well as on nearby islands. The habitat of collected specimens in Queensland are recorded as semi-deciduous rainforest, on red lateritic ridges.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solanum dunalianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
