Sprawling annual or short-lived perennial herb to 1.5 m, green, pubescent with stellate hairs, the hairs sparse on upper leaf-surface, moderately dense on lower surface; prickles to 6 mm long, scattered on stems, peduncles, petioles and leaf-surfaces.  

Leaves elliptic; lamina 5–8 cm long, 2–4 cm wide, slightly discolorous, lobed; lobes obtusely triangular; petiole 10–15 mm long.  

Inflorescence 1–3–flowered; peduncle absent or very short; pedicels 2–4 cm long, slightly longer in fruit. Calyx 5–7 mm long; lobes narrowly triangular, 3–4 mm long. Corolla campanulate-rotate, 15–20 mm long, pale purple. Anthers 3–4 mm long.  

Berry globular, 25–30 mm diam., yellow; fruiting pedicel 25–50 mm long. Seeds 2.5–4 mm long, pale yellow-orange. n=12.

A DELTA-generated description can be found at http://delta-intkey.com/solanum/www/pungetiu.htm

Occurs predominantly along eastern coast of N.S.W., extending into north-eastern Vic.  

Often associated with basaltic or granitic soil on hillsides or in creek-lines.