Solanaceae
Kangaroo apple
Solanum aviculare
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- باذنجان أسترالي
- arz
- باذنجان استرالى
- Azerbaijani
- Quş quşüzümü
- Chinese
- 澳洲茄, 苦天茄
- English
- Kangaroo apple, New Zealand nightshade, Pam plum, Poroporo
- German
- Känguruapfel
- Māori
- Pōporo, Poroporo
- Russian
- Паслён птичий
- Swedish
- Rött känguruäpple
Synonyms
- Solanum aviculare var. albiflorum Cheeseman
- Solanum aviculare var. aviculare
- Solanum aviculare var. latifolium G.T.S.Baylis
- Solanum aviculare var. typicum Domin
- Solanum baylisii Geras.
- Solanum cheesemanii Geras.
- Solanum dispar Loisel. ex Dunal
- Solanum glaberrimum Dunal
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.