| Solanum cowiei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. cowiei |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum cowiei Martine | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
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. It is placed within the "Dioicum Complex" of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum.
References
- "Solanum cowiei". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Solanum cowiei | |