Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Solanum elatius
Solanaceae Juss.
Solanum elatius A.R.Bean , legitimate, scientific
Bean, A.R. (9 May 2013), A taxonomic review of the Solanum sturtianum subgroup of subgenus Leptostemonum (Solanceae). Nuytsia 23: 157, 159-160, Figs 1B, 1D, 2B, 4 (map), 6F, 17 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Karijini National Park, 17 km along Karijini Drive from ranger station, Western Australia, 16 September 2006, D. Halford Q 9193 (holo: BRI AQ742632; iso: BM, NY, PERTH 07800940).
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "From the Latin elatior, meaning 'taller'. Solanum elatius is considerably taller than any other arid-zone Solanum species in Australia."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 49 [secondary reference]