Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Solanum cowiei
Solanaceae Juss.
Solanum cowiei Martine , legitimate, scientific
Martine, C.T., Symon, D.E. & Evans, E.C. (2013), A new cryptically dioecious species of bush tomato (Solanum) from the Northern Territory, Australia. Phytokeys 30: 25-30, Figs 1, 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: AUSTRALIA. The Northern Territory: Macadam Range, 14 41'07"S, 129 44'39"E, 15 June 2007 (staminate and pistillate flowers; fruit), Kym G. Brennan 7274 (holotype: DNA! [D0182846]; isotype: PERTH)
taxonomic synonym: Solanum sp. Litchfield (I.D.Cowie 1428) NT Herbarium [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: NT
  • Etymology: "Solanum cowiei is named for Dr. Ian Cowie, Chief Botanist at the Northern Territory Herbarium (DNA) and one of the first to recognize the distinct nature of the taxon."