Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Solanum callosum
Solanaceae Juss.
Solanum callosum A.R.Bean , legitimate, scientific
Bean, A.R. (1 December 2011), New and reinstated species of the Solanum ellipticum R.Br. (Solanaceae) species group. Austrobaileya 8(3): 416-418, Fig. 4, Map 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland, Gregory South District: 20.2 km WSW of Eromanga, on Cooper Development Road, 27 August 2010, A.R.Bean 30027 (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]; iso: NSW).
pro parte misapplication: Solanum ellipticum R.Br. legitimate by Bean, A.R. (6 December 2004), The taxonomy and ecology of Solanum subg. Leptostemonum (Dunal) Bitter (Solanaceae) in Queensland and far north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. Austrobaileya 6(4): 738-740, Map 18
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW
  • Etymology: "The species epithet is from the Latin callosus meaning tough, hard, or thigk-skinned. This is given in reference to the fruits that are hard when dry, and for the very thick pericarp."