ON THIS PLANT
Solanum ellipticum is known as potato bush and under the more ambiguous name of "bush tomato". The Arrernte name of merne awele-awele might refer to this species or to the similar S. quadriloculatum. Native to Australia, the potato bush is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Solanum
- Family
- Solanaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Potato-bush en Potato-weed en Velvet potato-bush
