Filed As:

Solanaceae
Solanum suaveolens Kunth & C.D.Bouché

Location:

Ecuador. Los Ríos. Near Río Palenque Biological Station, between river and Pan Am Highway to Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, 54 km N of Quevedo (halfway between Quevedo and Santo Domingo). Alt. 180 - 220 m. (591 - 722 ft.)

Collector(s):

H. H. Iltis E- 91 with M. G. Iltis, 28 Jun 1977 - 06 Jul 1977

Description:

Sterile 3-6 dm annual (?) vine.

Habitat:

In full sun where trees were felled along paths. Locally last remnant (ca 100 hectares) of virgin, mature, wet tropical rain forest on Pacific slope of Andes. Canopy ca 40-50 m. Now in "dry" season (drizzle every day). On slopes and ridges. Many palms in understory, Moraceae dominant.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 726709
GUID: 84da2e9d-6b3a-43b8-b779-defe8765ff3b

Map:

Coordinates: (-0.63, -79.4)

Distribution:

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