Filed As:

Solanaceae
Solanum lianoides Elmer ( isotype )

Common Names:

tagotongbuso

Location:

Philippines. Capiz. Island of Sibuyan; Magallanes (Mt. Giting-Giting). Alt. 1066.8 m. (3500 ft.)

Collector(s):

A. D. E. Elmer 10752 with , May 1910

Description:

Leaves flat, membranous, yellowish green, greener above; flowers axillary, upon 2 inches long green subpendulous peduncles which are sparingly branched; calyx green; persistent; pedicel much thickened and ridged toward the apex in the fruiting state; corolla thickened, rotately spreading, light blue with darker blue streaks; anthers erect, yellowish green, with brown apical pores; pistils pale white; flower odorless; fruits 1 - 2 in. long, smooth, light green with coarse deeper green streaks especially from base, ovoidly elliptish; rind thick; cells 4, numerously seeded in subviscid juice which on being exposed turns brown or molasses like; the flattened seeds brownish black. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Scandent and reaching tops of lofty trees in the forests.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 172284
GUID: e6b5792d-6738-45a6-a0f1-a28c33cba72a

Distribution:

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