Solanum aviculare
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"Kangaroo apple" and "poroporo" redirects here. The latter name is also used for related species of Solanum, notably S. laciniatum and S. viride.
For the New Zealand locality, see Poroporo, New Zealand.
Solanum aviculare, commonly called poroporo or pōporo (New Zealand), bumurra (Dharug),[2] kangaroo apple, pam plum (Australia), or New Zealand nightshade,[3] is a soft-wooded shrub native to New Zealand and the east coast of Australia.
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Solanum aviculare | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Solanum |
Species: | S. aviculare |
Binomial name | |
Solanum aviculare | |
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The Māori names pōroporo and pōporo come from a generic Proto-Polynesian term for any Solanum species and similar berry-bearing plants. Other names used for Solanum aviculare in the language include hōreto and peoi.[4][5]