Solanum americanum Mill.

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FLORA OF PERU
SOLANACEAE
Solanum americanum Mill.
Peru, Dept. Apurimac, Prov. Chincheros, ca. 13 km from Chincheros
descending to Río Pampa on Ayacucho-Andahuaylas road (RN3);
dry forest of Río Pampa valley with Vachellia macracantha,
Eriotheca, Schinus, Aspidosperma; on bare road cuts and landslips
left from road construction
13°31 '34" S, 73°47'13" W Alt: 2108m.
Herb branching at base; flowers white, eye yellow, petals reflexed or
spreading; fruit green, maturing black and shiny, sepals strongly
reflexed in mature fruit.
Knapp, S. 10302
with Gonzáles, P.; Matthews, A.; Särkinen, T.
7 Mar 2012
Collected as part of the project PBI Solanum - a world treatment funded by
the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant DEB-0316614, under
collection permit No 084-2012-AG-DGFFS-DGEFFS and export permit
008014-AG-DGFFS, Agricultural Ministry, Peru
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