Plants of
South Australia
Solanum orbiculatum ssp. orbiculatum
Solanaceae
Round-leaf Nightshade,
Tjantu (P)
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 2

Prior names

Solanum orbiculatum

Common names

Round-leaf Nightshade

Tjantu (P)

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, South Australian Arid Lands
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)
Number
of plants
Date
collected
Collection number
Collection location
Date
stored
% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA3,600 (6.08 g)116-Sep-2009TST747
Gairdner-Torrens
1-Jun-201090%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.