Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    M. N. Alexiades 1121 with Ciriaco Vazquez, 02 Oct 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno.

  • Habitat

    Secondary vegetation next to cultivated field.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5m; fruits spheroid, 4mm, pulpy, with black exocarp; seeds many. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196323

    Occurrence ID: a70522f4-4368-4a45-9231-d618068e5936

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum americanum Mill. det M. H. Nee, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.83, -69.28

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Databased for the
PB! Solan urn Project
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00196323
'x&N Y°^
BOTANICAL
Cards**
REPORT ANY RciQBiïlFICATION OF TW5 VC. • ¡uR
TOTHEuWiiTUTEOF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The lev York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Taibopata Ethnobotanical Survey Project
Solanum americanum Mill,
det. M. Nee, 1993
a%i.o
SOLANACEAE
PERU, Dpto Madre de Dios. Provincia de
Tambopata. Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de
Infierno. 12°50,S, 6§°17'W. 260m. Secondary
vegetation next to cultivated field.
Shrub to 1.5m; fruits spheroid, 4mm, pulpy, with
black exocarp; seeds many.
Inventor; luiber: 85-52
n.v.: Hierba Kora [Spanish].
USE: Scabicide for sarna ilvsl. Crush I apply directly
Xedicaient for skin ailients ("caracha I ilvsl. Use as
above. Probably refers to skin fungal infections
M. N. Alexiades 1121	October 2, 1985
with Ciriaco Vazquez
Fieldwork Supported by Bioresonrces Ltd. and World fildlife Fund-DK
00196323