Filed As:

Solanaceae
Lycianthes nitida Bitter

All Determinations:

Lycianthes nitida Bitter det. K. Watson, Jan 2012
Note: ! S. Knapp (BM), 2012

Location:

Guatemala. Izabal. Morales Mun. Sierra Caral, along trail heading south from research station (15.40695, -88.69598) to summit of Sierra Caral (15.38749, -88.69357), near summit. (WGS84). Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)

Collector(s):

K. Watson 40 with R. Kriebel, J. Jiménez Barrios, J. P. Morales Estrada, R. Rodas, C. Bonilla, 14 Jun 2011

Description:

Small tree, branches spreading, ca. 2-2.5 m tall. Branches, petioles, and abaxial leaf veins green. Inflorescence and pedicels green, slightly pendulous in flower, erect and directed upward in fruit. Calyx green; corolla light purple, reflexed, the lobe apices with pubescent projection perpendicular to adaxial surface; anther thecae yellow-orange, connivent; style white, long exserted. Immature fruit green to light orange, maturing dark orange to red, globose to ellipsoidal. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Habitat:

Growing along trail, mostly shade, in understory.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01318334
GUID: 2b83b55d-51c6-4893-b355-b259199ae338

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS ([Geographic coordinates obtained using GPS, then printed on label.])
Coordinates: (15.3875, -88.6936)

Distribution:

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