Solanum mentiens is a stoloniferous pennerial which is endemic to areas of Boonah and Beenleigh in far South-East Queensland, Australia.
This species inhabits notophyll vineforest dominated by Araucaria.
Solanum mentiens is listed as "endangered" under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992. It is not listed under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.