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Solanum mauritianum (earleaf nightshade)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Solanum mauritianum is a small tree or shrub native to South America, including Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has become a widespread invasive weed in Azores Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawai‘i, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Réunion Island, Mauritius, Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, India, Sri Lanka and several southern African countries. Its common names include earleaf nightshade (or "ear-leaved nightshade"), woolly nightshade, flannel weed, bugweed, tobacco weed, tobacco bush, wild tobacco and kerosene plant.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kruger National Park II 4718115 Mpumalanga, South Africa
Norfolk Island National Park II 1723 Australian external territories, Australia  

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15Not rare, but threatened: the endemic Madagascar flying fox Pteropus rufus in a fragmented landscape, Richard K.B. Jenkins, Daudet Andriafidison, H. Julie Razafimanahaka, Andriamanana Rabearivelo, Noromampiandra Razafindrakoto, Zo Ratsimandresy, Rabe H. Andrianandrasana, Emilienne Razafimahatratra and Paul A. Racey, Oryx Vol 41 No 2 April 2007
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0