Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

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Showing Solanum scalarium

Solanaceae Juss.

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107-112, Figs 3(map), 4-7

[tax. nov.]

Type: "Australia. Northern Territory: Victoria River Valley, Judbarra National Park, off Victoria Highway (Highway 1), NW of Victoria River Roadhouse, Escarpment Walk, just off track above Garrarnawun Lookout on flat area between there and peak of outcrop, 15.61054°S, 131.11571°E, elev. 167 m, 2 June 2018 (fr), C. T. Martine, J. Cantley, A. McDonnell & P. Jobson 4748 (holotype: DNA)."

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[n/a]

Etymology: "Latin scalare from scala, ladder or stair, and suffix aris, pertaining to; the epithet scalarium is the genitive plural of scalare, indicating ladder-like appearance of staminate inflorescence rachises, which are conspicuously and unusually armed with relatively stout, spreading, straight prickles resembling ladder steps. It is also a nod to the type locality at the Escarpment Walk, Judbarra/Gregory National Park, where stone stairs lead from the car park up to the habitat of this species. By choosing this name we acknowledge the access these steps provide to the newly-described species as well as the importance of providing broad access to nature, outdoor recreation, and scientific discovery."