Lycianthes nitida Bitter
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Filed As
Solanaceae
Lycianthes nitida Bitter -
Collector(s)
K. Watson 40 with R. Kriebel, J. Jiménez Barrios, J. P. Morales Estrada, R. Rodas, C. Bonilla, 14 Jun 2011
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Location
Guatemala. Izabal. Morales Mun. Sierra Caral, along trail heading south from research station (15.40695, -88.69598) to summit of Sierra Caral (15.38749, -88.69357), near summit. (WGS84).
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Habitat
Growing along trail, mostly shade, in understory.
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Description
Small tree, branches spreading, ca. 2-2.5 m tall. Branches, petioles, and abaxial leaf veins green. Inflorescence and pedicels green, slightly pendulous in flower, erect and directed upward in fruit. Calyx green; corolla light purple, reflexed, the lobe apices with pubescent projection perpendicular to adaxial surface; anther thecae yellow-orange, connivent; style white, long exserted. Immature fruit green to light orange, maturing dark orange to red, globose to ellipsoidal. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01318334
Occurrence ID: 2b83b55d-51c6-4893-b355-b259199ae338
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Feedback
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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
Lycianthes nitida Bitter det K. Watson, Jan 2012
Note: ! S. Knapp (BM), 2012
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Region
Central America
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Country
Guatemala
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State/Province
Izabal
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County/Municipio
Morales Mun.
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Locality
Sierra Caral, along trail heading south from research station (15.40695, -88.69598) to summit of Sierra Caral (15.38749, -88.69357), near summit. (WGS84)
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Elevation
Alt. 700 - 1000 m. (2297 - 3281 ft.)
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Coordinates
15.3875, -88.6936
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Georeferencing Method
GPS. [Geographic coordinates obtained using GPS, then printed on label.]
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Lycianthes nitida Bitter