Filed As:
Solanaceae
Solanum crinitum Lam.
Solanaceae
Solanum crinitum Lam.
Location:
Brazil. Rondônia. Ariquemes Mun. Ca. 5 km NW of center of Ariquemes, vicinity of airport. Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)
Brazil. Rondônia. Ariquemes Mun. Ca. 5 km NW of center of Ariquemes, vicinity of airport. Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)
Description:
Small tree or shrub, 5 m. tall, 15 cm. in diam.; crown rounded, wide-spreading, open; wood soft (but harder than that of no. 34406 S. vanheurckii Muell.-Arg.). Stem with narrow, spreading spines; no plant here seen with bristles. Flowers odorless; calyx strongly ribbed in bud; corolla rich purple-violet, only one open per inflorescence and seem not to change color with age. Fruit pale greenish-tan, the larger ones firm within, quickly turning blood-red when cut. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Small tree or shrub, 5 m. tall, 15 cm. in diam.; crown rounded, wide-spreading, open; wood soft (but harder than that of no. 34406 S. vanheurckii Muell.-Arg.). Stem with narrow, spreading spines; no plant here seen with bristles. Flowers odorless; calyx strongly ribbed in bud; corolla rich purple-violet, only one open per inflorescence and seem not to change color with age. Fruit pale greenish-tan, the larger ones firm within, quickly turning blood-red when cut. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Tall tropical evergreen forest, flat.
Tall tropical evergreen forest, flat.
Feature Notes:
No sign of hybrids with no. 34406. See Fruit Collection
No sign of hybrids with no. 34406. See Fruit Collection
Other:
Specimen Notes: Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46052. See Fruit Collection
Specimen Notes: Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46052. See Fruit Collection
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 00700721
GUID: 392e2bb2-1892-49d4-8241-03748d6b646f
NY Barcode: 00700721
GUID: 392e2bb2-1892-49d4-8241-03748d6b646f
Map:
Coordinates: (-9.92, -63.05)
Coordinates: (-9.92, -63.05)