Solanaceae
Solanum

Solanum aviculare G.Forst.

First published in Pl. Esc.: 42 (1786)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Queensland to Victoria, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Chatham Is., Kermadec Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, Victoria

Introduced into:

California, Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Guinea, North Caucasus, Oregon, South Australia, Transcaucasus, Vanuatu, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allan, H.H. (1961). Flora of New Zealand 1: 1-1085. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • PBI Solanum Project (2014-continuously updated). Solanaceae Source: a global taxonomic resource for the nightshade family http://www.solanaceaesource.org/.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Burgess, C.J. [s.n.] New Zealand K001155284 Yes
Pickard, J.F. [2655] Australia K001154011 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Australia K001155274 Yes
McComish, J.D. [30] Australia K001154010 Yes
Giulianetti, A. [8] Papua New Guinea K001153705 Yes
Everist, S.L. [8126] Australia K001153981 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001151546 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5566] New Zealand K001155281 Yes
Haast, J.F.J., von; Armstrong [37] New Zealand K001155269 Yes
Haegi, L. [1498] Australia K001153993 Yes
Rodd, A. [NSW 118298] Australia K001154004 Yes
Goy, F. [26387] New Caledonia K001155367 Yes
Carr, C.E. [14091] Papua New Guinea K001153702 Yes
Bourne, B.T. [s.n.] Australia K001153996 Yes
White, C.T. [12974] Australia K001153978 Yes
Herb Brown [687] Australia K001155276 Yes
Melville, R. [1642] Australia K001154007 Yes
Adams, L.G. [3305] Australia K001153988 Yes
Everist, S.L. [8123] Australia K001153983 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [8278] India K001168355 Yes
Constable, E.F. [20340] Australia K001154000 Yes
Everist, S.L. [8123] Australia K001153984 Yes
Vieira, R.C. [33] Brazil K001161360 Yes
Constable, E.F. [5619] Australia K001153998 Yes
Cameron, D. [s.n.] Australia K001154005 Yes
Everist, S.L. [8125] Australia K001153982 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5563] New Zealand K001155280 Yes
Seed, L.U.; Hutton, I. [36] Australia K001154009 Yes
Briggs, B.G. [2341] Australia K001154002 Yes
s.coll [29231] New Caledonia K001155368 Yes
Green, P.S. [1965] Australia K001154012 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Egypt K001168354 Yes
Wright, A.E. [9178] New Zealand K001155287 Yes
Logan, H.T. [s.n.] New Zealand K001155282 Yes
Hyland, B. [5524] Australia K001153979 Yes
s.coll [2431] Australia K001154001 Yes
Coveny, R.G.; Hind, P.D. [10520] Australia K001153994 Yes
Cutler, W.J. [s.n.] Australia K001153980 Yes
Herb Morrison, A. [2029] Australia K001154008 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [4553] Indonesia K001153707 Yes
Reed, J.T. [H/3252/64] K001168352 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] New Zealand K001155275 Yes
Moriarty, V.K. [1195] Australia K001153985 Yes
Hynes, P. [119505] Australia K001155279 Yes
Millar, A.N. [23144] Papua New Guinea K001153706 Yes
Haegi, L. [1534] Australia K001153992 Yes
Orchard, A.E. [4789] Australia K001153991 Yes
s.coll [412] New Zealand K001155272 Yes
Holden, H. [s.n.] Australia K001153990 Yes
Chapman, E.M. [CHR 258600] Australia K001155277 Yes
Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. [249] New Zealand K001155278 Yes
Brown, R. [2665] Australia K001153977 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [630] Australia K001154003 Yes
Kurz, S. [s.n.] India K001152708 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K001153986 Yes
Hosking, A.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001151547 Yes
McKee, H.S. [RSNH 24210] Vanuatu K001155315 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Australia K001153976 Yes
Mason, R. [5865] K001155285 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [282] New Zealand K001155286 Yes
Sladen, C.; Coveny, R. [1900] Australia K001153999 Yes
s.coll [29467] New Caledonia K001155366 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [120] Australia K001168356 Yes
Travers, W.T.L. [s.n.] New Zealand K001155273 Yes
Story, R. [7206] Australia K001153997 Yes
Webb; Tracey [8349] Australia K001153989 Yes
Reed, J.T. [H/3252/64] K001168353 Yes
Reed, J.T. [H/3252/64] United Kingdom K001168351 Yes
Simaga, J.M. [3048] K001153701 Yes
Stevens, P.F.; Veldkamp, J.F. [54158] Papua New Guinea K001153708 Yes
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [27798] Papua New Guinea K001153703 Yes
Moriarty, V.K. [1196] Australia K001153987 Yes
Kairo, A. [762] Papua New Guinea K001153709 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] New Zealand K001155283 Yes
Melville, R.; Hicks, A. [1188] Australia K001154006 Yes
Cheeseman, T.F. [48] Australia K001155270 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Isgar, R.; Galore, M. [41641] Papua New Guinea K001153704 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] Australia K001153995 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Darwin, C. [s.n.] Ecuador Solanum cheesemanii K000648945 Holotype No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheesman, L.E. [403] Ecuador Solanum cheesemanii K000648947 Holotype No
Wright, A.E. [6117] New Zealand Solanum aviculare var. latifolium K001155271 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images