Filed As:
Solanaceae
Solanum betaceum Cav.
Solanaceae
Solanum betaceum Cav.
Location:
Argentina. Jujuy. Valle Grande (Dept.). Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma. Alt. 1330 m. (4363 ft.)
Argentina. Jujuy. Valle Grande (Dept.). Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma. Alt. 1330 m. (4363 ft.)
Description:
Shrub 3 m. tall, 7 cm. in diameter; bark tan. Flowers very few, sweetly fragrant; corolla pale pink, almost white in some. Fruit hanging, dark purple, the younger ones green with darker green then purple stripes. A young plant 2.5 m. tall seen with more flowers, but species is mostly in fruit in this area at this time. No leaf dimorphism, but young plant with leaves 3 times as large as those on fruiting branches. Young leaves reddish purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Shrub 3 m. tall, 7 cm. in diameter; bark tan. Flowers very few, sweetly fragrant; corolla pale pink, almost white in some. Fruit hanging, dark purple, the younger ones green with darker green then purple stripes. A young plant 2.5 m. tall seen with more flowers, but species is mostly in fruit in this area at this time. No leaf dimorphism, but young plant with leaves 3 times as large as those on fruiting branches. Young leaves reddish purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Steep slopes. With Juglans australis, Acacia tucumanensis, Bougainvillea, Solanum riparium, S. trichoneuron, S. symmetricum, S. betaceum.
Steep slopes. With Juglans australis, Acacia tucumanensis, Bougainvillea, Solanum riparium, S. trichoneuron, S. symmetricum, S. betaceum.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 721447
GUID: 89ab8e65-dc1f-4ef3-9a38-b6a2e422fdea
NY Barcode: 721447
GUID: 89ab8e65-dc1f-4ef3-9a38-b6a2e422fdea
Map:
Coordinates: (-23.6333, -64.9561)
Coordinates: (-23.6333, -64.9561)