Tree tobacco (Solanum mauritianum)
Invasive Assessment | Impact Assessment
| Scientifc name: | Solanum Mauritianum Scop. |  |
Common Name: | Wild tobacco tree | |
Habitat: | This species may invade Coastal vegetation, grassland, grassy woodland, damp to wet sclerophyll forest, riparian vegetation, rainforest margins, plantation forests, pasture and disturbed areas including roadsides and urban open space (Blood 2001; Carr, Yugovic and Robinson 1992; Henderson 1995; Raghu et al 2004). In South Africa where it is a major weed of plantation forests, it is most common below 1300 m (Jarvel & Pallett 2002). Its ability to invade pasture is limited to areas of permanent grazing, as short intense grazing as in a rotational system will help to prevent seedling establishment (Chadhokar 1978; Walsh 1956). The species is also a threat to permanent horticulture such as orchards as it is a known host of a number of fruit fly species (Drew 1987; Raghu et al 2004). This species has even been reported as an epiphyte in the canopy of a nikau palm in New Zealand (Enright & Cameron 1988). |
 Tree tobacco plant Photo: Mark Imhof |  Tree tobacco fruit Photo: Mark Imhof |
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