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Tropicals > Solanum > Solanum aviculare > Solanum aviculare

Solanum aviculare


Kangaroo Apple or Poroporo.




Origin:  New Zealand and Australia.
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
aviculare
Category
Tropicals
Height
4 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
Growth
Fast
Habitat
New Zealand and the east coast of Australia.
Flower Description
Flowers vary in colour from white, mauve to blue-violet, and are 25–40 mm wide.
Fruit Description
The poisonous berries are 10–15 mm wide and orange-red to scarlet in colour.
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