Solanum dunalianum

In Australia, this species is only known to occur near Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Outside of Australia it occurs in the biogeographic region of Malesia in New Guinea as well as on nearby islands. The habitat of collected specimens in Queensland are recorded as semi-deciduous rainforest, on red lateritic ridges. ^[2]

Solanum dunalianum is listed as "vulnerable" under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992 and under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.^[3]