Filed As:

Solanaceae
Physalis pruinosa L.

All Determinations:

Physalis pruinosa L. det. M. H. Nee, 1998

Location:

Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Cordillera Prov. Along gravel road eastward, just east of new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, the turnoff 3 km N of bridge over Río Seco. Alt. 510 m. (1673 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. H. Nee 49063 with , 19 Apr 1998

Description:

Herb, robust, to 1.3 m tall; plant viscid and aromatic but not very pleasantly so. Corolla very pale yellowish with 5 dark purple-brown spots at base within; anthers yellow. Fruiting calyx hanging, strongly 5-angled; fruit green, viscid.

Habitat:

Disturbed areas in fores and at edge of partly shaded roadside. Chaco forest with Ruprechtia triflora, with some selective logging and minor grazing, flat. Common. Soil fine sandy and clay.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 306205
GUID: 84d65478-6335-405a-916b-e12db485686a

Map:

Coordinates: (-18.63, -63.23)

Distribution:

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