Solanum cowiei

Solanum cowiei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Solanum
Species:	S. cowiei
Binomial name
	Solanum cowiei;
Synonyms
	Solanum sp. Litchfield (I.D.Cowie 1428) NT Herbarium

Solanum cowiei is a small fruiting subshrub in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to the Northern Territory in Australia. The fruit is a green berry, up to 15 mm in diameter, that later becomes black-green and detaches from the calyx.^[2]

The species was formally described in 2013 by Christopher T. Martine. The specific epithet honours Dr. Ian Cowie, the Chief Botanist at the Northern Territory Herbarium.^[2] It is placed within the "Dioicum Complex" of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum.^[2]

References[]

^ "Solanum cowiei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Martine, Christopher E.; Symon, David E.; . Evans, Elizabeth C. (2013). "A new cryptically dioecious species of bush tomato (Solanum) from the Northern Territory, Australia". PhytoKeys (30): 23–31. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.30.6003. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3881354. PMID 24399898.

[APNI-1] "Solanum cowiei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

[Martine_Symon2013-2] Martine, Christopher E.; Symon, David E.; . Evans, Elizabeth C. (2013). "A new cryptically dioecious species of bush tomato (Solanum) from the Northern Territory, Australia". PhytoKeys (30): 23–31. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.30.6003. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3881354. PMID 24399898.

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