''Solanum chippendalei'' (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato) is a small fruiting shrub in the family
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...
, native to northern
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It is named after its discoverer, George Chippendale. The fruits, known as " bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food, and the aborigines who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting.
The species occurs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Distribution
In Queensland it is found in the IBRA region of Mount Isa Inlier.
In the Northern Territory it is found in the IBRA regions of:
Burt Plain
Burt Plain, an interim Australian bioregion, is located in the Northern Territory,IBRA Ver ...
,
Central Ranges
Central Ranges (code CER) is an Australian bioregion, with an area of 101,640.44 square kilometres (39,244 sq mi) spreading across two states and one territory: South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.Davenport Murchison Ranges,
Gibson Desert
The Gibson Desert is a large desert in Western Australia, largely in an almost "pristine" state. It is about in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and Simpson deserts. The ...
,
Great Sandy Desert
The Great Sandy Desert is an interim Australian bioregion,IBRA Version 6.1 data
,
MacDonnell Ranges
The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in Arrernte, is a mountain range located in southern Northern Territory. MacDonnell Ranges is also the name given to an interim Australian bioregion broadly encompassing the mountain range, with an area of .< ...
Tanami Tanami may refer to.
Places
* Tanami (IBRA region), a biogeographic region in Australia
* Tanami, Northern Territory, a locality in Australia
*Tanami Desert, a desert in Australia
*Tanami Downs, a pastoral lease in Australia
*Tanami Road
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In Western Australia it is found in the IBRA regions of:
Central Ranges
Central Ranges (code CER) is an Australian bioregion, with an area of 101,640.44 square kilometres (39,244 sq mi) spreading across two states and one territory: South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory.Gascoyne
The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gasc ...
,
Gibson Desert
The Gibson Desert is a large desert in Western Australia, largely in an almost "pristine" state. It is about in size, making it the fifth largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and Simpson deserts. The ...
,
Great Sandy Desert
The Great Sandy Desert is an interim Australian bioregion,IBRA Version 6.1 data
,
Little Sandy Desert
The Little Sandy Desert (LSD) is a desert region in the state of Western Australia, lying to the east of the Pilbara and north of the Gascoyne regions. It is part of the Western Desert cultural region, and was declared an interim Australian ...
Tanami Tanami may refer to.
Places
* Tanami (IBRA region), a biogeographic region in Australia
* Tanami, Northern Territory, a locality in Australia
*Tanami Desert, a desert in Australia
*Tanami Downs, a pastoral lease in Australia
*Tanami Road
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.
Habitat
''S. chippendalei'' is found on spinifex-dominated rocky or gravelly rises, hills or ranges composed of neutral or acidic rocks, on Mulga-dominated red earth plains and on sandplains, and often in recently burnt areas and disturbed areas.
Names
The many Indigenous names reflect both its importance in the Central desert and the many language groups. They are:
* Alyawarr: anaweyt, anemangkerr, kanakety
* Anmatyerr: anakety, antyewal
* Eastern Arrernte: *anaketye
* Jaru: rambaramba.
* Kaytetye: antyewarle, kanaketye, karnaketye, kwenemangkerre
* Pintupi Luritja: ngaru, pintalypa, pura
* Pitjantjatjara: ngaru, pintalypa, pura, wirkalpa
* Waramangu: nganjawarli
* Warlpiri: kakaja, ngaru, kurla-parnta, nganjawarli, ngayaki, wanakiji
* Western Arrernte: kwere