Plants of
South Australia
Solanum quadriloculatum
Solanaceae
Tomato Bush,
Plains Nightshade
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 2

Prior names

Solanum ellipticum var. duribaccalis

Common names

Tomato Bush

Plains Nightshade

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, 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
BGA42,000 (66.28 g)50+13-Mar-2007RJB70939
Gairdner-Torrens
19-Sep-200895%-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.