Kangaroo Apple ' Solanum aviculare and S. laciniatum' 1.2 L pot

Solanum aviculare and S. laciniatum

These species are very similar and difficult to tell apart. Fast growing shrubs to 3 m. The fruit was used as a poultice on swollen joints. The plant contains a steroid which is important to the production of cortisone – which reduces swelling. Like many

Solanums, the unripe fruit is poisonous.