[2]Solanum chippendalei (common names - solanum, bush tomato, ngaru, Chippendale's tomato)[3] is a small fruiting shrub in the family Solanaceae, native to northern Australia.

[1][5] The fruits, known as "bush tomatoes", are edible and are an important indigenous food,[6] and the aborigines who use them broadcast the seed for later harvesting.

[8][3][9] In Queensland it is found in the IBRA region of Mount Isa Inlier.

[4] S. chippendalei is found on spinifex-dominated rocky or gravelly rises, hills or ranges composed of neutral or acidic rocks, on Mulga-dominated red earth plains and on sandplains, and often in recently burnt areas and disturbed areas.

[3] The many Indigenous names reflect both its importance[7] in the Central desert and the many language groups.