The stems often purplish, glabrous except for minute glandular hairs on young growing tips and buds. The leaves commonly are shapped like a kangaroo paw although some leaves tend to be more lanceolate

Occasionally cultivated as a source of solasodine for cortisone and other steroid drugs

Ripe fruit are eaten by Aborigines in Tasmania and by Maori in New Zealand - Be aware that unripe fruit are poisonous

At a glance

Habitat Grows on stabilized sand dunes, creeks and road verges
Size Shrub to 3 m
Origin Endemic
Distribution Temperate regions of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and associated islands
Descriptions
Distribution
Temperate regions of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and associated islands
Habitat
Grows on stabilized sand dunes, creeks and road verges
Size
Shrub to 3 m
Common Name Kangaroo Apple
Aliases Poroporo,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderSolanales
FamilySolanaceae
GenusSolanum
SpeciesSolanum laciniatum
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