Athenaea nelsonii Fernald
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Solanaceae
Athenaea nelsonii Fernald -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1421973
Occurrence ID: 02dc78a2-1d3a-40ed-a179-56df17c6094a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Solanales
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Family
Solanaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Mexico & Central America]
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Distribution
0 12 3 cm r\ Nee & Calzada 22742 Wither ingia nelsonii (Fern.) A.T.Hunz. Weak shrub to 2.5 m. tall; foliage odorless. Corolla dull pale yellow; filaments the same color; anthers light purplish; calyx loosely investing the fruit until fully ripe, then the lobes somewhat recurved, the base in full fruit somewhat inflated. Fruit first green, then turning bright orange, soft, juicy, with little taste, slightly bitter, not pungent but tasting somewhat like Capsicum; seeds orange-brown. *** FLORA DE VERACRUZ *** SOLAN Witheringia nelsonii (Fern.) A.T.Hunz, NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 01421973 few yo^ BOTANICAL ©4 R INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA, U.N.A.M. HERBARIO NACIONAL (MEXU) Witheringia nelsonii (Fernald) Hunz. Det.: J. C. Montero febrero de 2001 Brachistus nelsonü (Fern.) D'Arcy, J.Gentry & Averett Det. Mario Sousa Peña 1998 G.S. Torrey Herbarium (CONN) Loc.: 5 km. NW of Pajapan, SE slopes of Cerro San Martin Pajapan, Mun. Pajapan, Edo. Veracruz, MEXICO. 18°17130"N, 94°43'W alt. 700 m. Ecol.: SELVA ALTA PERENNIFOLIA. Forest on steep slopes, with only slight disturbance. Descr.: Col.: M. Nee & J. I. Calzada 22742 3 Nov 1981 01421973
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Athenaea nelsonii Fernald