Solanum chippendalei

[2]Solanum chippendalei (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato)[3] is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, native to northern Australia.[4] It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale.[1][5] The fruits, known as "bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food,[6] and the aborigines who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting.[7]

Solanum chippendalei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. chippendalei
Binomial name
Solanum chippendalei
Symon[1]

The species occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.[8][3][9]

Distribution

In Queensland it is found in the IBRA region of Mount Isa Inlier.[3]

In the Northern Territory it is found in the IBRA regions of: Burt Plain, Central Ranges, Davenport Murchison Ranges, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, MacDonnell Ranges, Ord Victoria Plain, and Tanami.[3]

In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of:Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara, and Tanami.[4]

Habitat

S. chippendalei is found on spinifex-dominated rocky or gravelly rises, hills or ranges composed of neutral or acidic rocks, on Mulga-dominated red earth plains and on sandplains, and often in recently burnt areas and disturbed areas.[3]

Names

The many Indigenous names reflect both its importance[7] in the Central desert and the many language groups. They are:[3]

  • Alyawarr: anaweyt, anemangkerr, kanakety
  • Anmatyerr: anakety, antyewal
  • Eastern Arrernte: *anaketye
  • Jaru: rambaramba.
  • Kaytetye: antyewarle, kanaketye, karnaketye, kwenemangkerre
  • Pintupi Luritja: ngaru, pintalypa, pura
  • Pitjantjatjara: ngaru, pintalypa, pura, wirkalpa
  • Waramangu: nganjawarli
  • Warlpiri: kakaja, ngaru, kurla-parnta, nganjawarli, ngayaki, wanakiji
  • Western Arrernte: kwere

References
  1. "Solanum chippendalei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Symon, D.E. (1981). "A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 4: 272, figs. 119, 122.
  3. "NT Flora: Solanum chippendalei". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. "Solanum chippendalei Symon". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  5. Symon, D.E. (1981). "A revision of the genus Solanum in Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 4: 272, figs. 119, 122.
  6. "Solanum Chippendalei, Bush Tomato, Fruit". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008.
  7. A.R. Bean & D.E. Albrecht (2008). "Solanum succosum A.R.Bean & Albr. (Solanaceae), a new species allied to S. chippendalei Symon". Austrobaileya. 7 (4): 669–675. JSTOR 41739087.
  8. D.E.Symon, R.W.Purdie (2020). "Solanum chippendalei". Flora of Australia. Canberra.: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora: Solanum chippendalei". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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