Solanum laciniatum (also known as poroporo or bullibulli[1]) a soft-wooded shrub native to the east coast of Australia, notably Victoria and Tasmania.

[6] Fruit produced from Solanum laciniatum varies from bright orange red to a deep scarlet-red and is approximately 10-15mm in width.

[1] Solanum laciniatum grows in well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade.

[3] Solanum laciniatum grows in well-drained soils in full sun or partial shade.

Solanum laciniatum can also be found by sides of riverbanks, where saturation levels would be higher than the possibly dry conditions of the coast.

This is a type of moth found both in New Zealand and Australia, and its primary host plant is Solanum laciniatum.

[10] Solanum laciniatum is well known for being previously cultivated on a commercial scale both in Taranaki, New Zealand and also by the former Soviet Union for the production and use of steroid hormones for birth control and relief from rheumatoid arthritis.

Steroid glycoalkaloids in the compound solasodine, which is naturally occurring in Solanum plants, and has become an important area of study for the synthesis of corticosteroids and contraceptives in medicine.