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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Poroporo
| image = Poroporo.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Poroporo
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
| species = '''''S. aviculare'''''
| binomial = ''Solanum aviculare''
| binomial_authority = Forst
}}
'''Poroporo''' (''Solanum aviculare '' and ''S. laciniatum''), also called Kangaroo Apple, is a soft-wooded plant and one of three [[nightshade]]s native to [[New Zealand]] and the eastern coast of [[Australia]]. It's an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 12 feet tall (4 meters). Its [[hermaphroditic]] (having both male and female organs) flowers are white to mauve and yield to poisonous berries. The berries, once ripened, are no longer poisonous.
The [[leaf|leaves]] and unripe [[fruit]] of the poroporo are [[poison]]ous and only the ripe berries can be safely eaten. The plant is also used in the manufacture of some contraceptive pills. The plant is also used as a rootstock for grafting [[eggplant]].
There is some uncertainty whether ''S. aviculare'' and ''S. laciniatum'' are actually the same plant. While they may be varieties of the same [[species]], ''S. aviculare'' has lighter flowers and is found in the northern part of the [[North Island]] of New Zealand, while ''S. laciniatum'' has darker purple flowers and is found south of [[Auckland]].
==External links==
*[http://www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz/info/schools/nzplants/food_tree_solanum.htm Plants of New Zealand] ''S. aviculare''
[[Category:Solanum]]
[[Category:Trees of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Flora of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of Norfolk Island]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = Poroporo
| image = Poroporo.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Poroporo
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[flowering plants|Tracheobionta]]
| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Asteridae]]
| ordo = [[Solanales]]
| familia = [[Solanaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Solanum]]''
| species = '''''S. aviculare'''''
| binomial = ''Solanum aviculare''
| binomial_authority = Forst
}}
'''Poroporo''' (''Solanum aviculare '' and ''S. laciniatum''), also called Kangaroo Apple, is a soft-wooded plant and one of three [[nightshade]]s native to [[New Zealand]] and the eastern coast of [[Australia]]. It's an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 12 feet tall (4 meters). Its [[hermaphroditic]] (having both male and female organs) flowers are white to mauve and yield to poisonous berries. The berries, once ripened, are no longer poisonous.
The [[leaf|leaves]] and unripe [[fruit]] of the poroporo are [[poison]]ous and only the ripe berries can be safely eaten. The plant is also used in the manufacture of some contraceptive pills. The plant is also used as a rootstock for grafting [[eggplant]].
There is some uncertainty whether ''S. aviculare'' and ''S. laciniatum'' are actually the same plant. While they may be varieties of the same [[species]], ''S. aviculare'' has lighter flowers and is found in the northern part of the [[North Island]] of New Zealand, while ''S. laciniatum'' has darker purple flowers and is found south of [[Auckland]].
==External links==
*[http://www.sbs.auckland.ac.nz/info/schools/nzplants/food_tree_solanum.htm Plants of New Zealand] ''S. aviculare''
[[Category:Solanum]]
[[Category:Trees of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Flora of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of Norfolk Island]]