Family Index

Scientific Name

Solanum laciniatum

Family Name

SOLANACEAE

Common Name

Kangaroo-apple

Status

Height

3.0m (300cm)

Flowers

Long-stalked bluish purple flowers 5cm across, petals joined.

Fruit

Berries or drupes

Form

Shrub, erect (appears herb. when small). Long, narrow leaves to 25cm.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Devonport; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Rainforest; Riparian; Sedgeland and Wetland; Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Common in damp, shaded places.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Moist; Shady

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Poorly-drained; Well-drained

General Notes

Pollen grains exhibit a range of variation in size. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Sep

Oct

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Seed Collecting Months

Jan

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Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

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Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Egg-shaped fleshy fruit 3cm long, orange- yellow when ripe. seed 2mm. pick fruit individually or knock onto groundsheets

Seed Treatment Method

Washing

Seed Storage Life

few years at 3deg C

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Use fresh seed, wash before sowing. Seed short-lived if not cold stored.

Germination Time

3-6 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes