Flora of Victoria

Erect shrub to 2 m high, green, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on new growth; prickles absent. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 4–10 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base attenuate, margins slightly undulate, concolorous, if hairs present then forked; petiole 0.5–1.5 cm long. Inflorescences simple or forked, 1-several-flowered; primary peduncle 0–1 cm long. Flowers on pedicels c. 10 mm long; calyx 4–5 mm long, lobes narrow-triangular, 2–3 mm long; corolla deeply stellate, 10–15 mm diam., white, lobes ovate; anthers 2–3 mm long. Berry globose, 10–15 mm diam., bright orange-red; seeds 3–4 mm long, yellowish. Flowers mostly spring–autumn.

*CVU, *EGL, *EGU, *GipP, *Gold, *HNF, *HSF, *MuF, *MuM, *NIS, *Strz, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP. Also naturalised WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Tas. Native to South America. Widespread weed of disturbed sites mainly in higher rainfall areas or lining creeks or gullies in drier districts.

Source: Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Solanaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 4, Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-06-18

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Asteranae

order Solanales

family Solanaceae

genus Solanum

Higher taxa

species Solanum pseudocapsicum L.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Solanum pseudocapsicum in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Solanum pseudocapsicum in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Murray Mallee	present	introduced
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	naturalised
Victorian Riverina	present	naturalised
Murray Fans	present	naturalised
Gippsland Plain	present	naturalised
Warrnambool Plain	present	naturalised
Goldfields	present	naturalised
Central Victorian Uplands	present	naturalised
Northern Inland Slopes	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	naturalised
East Gippsland Uplands	present	naturalised
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	naturalised
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	naturalised
Strzelecki Ranges	present	naturalised

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania

Solanum pseudocapsicum L.

Madeira Winter-cherry

Victoria

State distribution