Solanum graniticum
| Solanum graniticum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. graniticum
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| Binomial name | |
| Solanum graniticum | |
| Synonyms | |
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Solanum sp. (Gloucester Island G.N.Batianoff+ 9403312 [1] | |
Solanum graniticum is a herbaceous resprouter which has a prosrate to sprawling habit. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2]
Distribution & habitat
Solanum graniticum is a Queensland Endemic which is found occurring in Gloucester Island National Park and on the Australian mainland close by near Bowen. There is a disjunct population which occurs at Eungella Dam in Eungella, Queensland[2]
Conservation status
Solanum graniticum is listed as "Endangered" under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 and under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Solanum graniticum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Bean, A. R. (2004). "The taxonomy and ecology of Solanum subg. Leptostemonum (Dunal) Bitter (Solanaceae) in Queensland and far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia". Austrobaileya: A Journal of Plant Systematics. 6 (4): 639–816. doi:10.5962/p.299696. JSTOR 41739063.
- ^ "Taxon - Solanum graniticum". WildNet. Queensland Government.