Solanum planifurcum Bitter

FLORA OF PERU
SOLANACEAE
Solarium planifurcum Bitter
Sarkinen, T. 2012
Peru, Dept. Puno, Prov. Sandia, Sandia - Cuyocuyo, 1.5-2 km from
Sandia on road to Cuyocuyo; roadside scrub with Eucalyptus and
Clusia.
14°23'32" S, 69°28'22" W Alt: 2271m.
Shrub to 1.5 m high; leaves smell lemony, slightly minty, leaves
tougher and thicker in texture in individuals growing in full sun;
corolla white with yellow-orange eye, spreading; fruits green turning
shiny orange-red.
Sarkinen, T 4046
with Matthews, A.; Gonzáles, P.
21 March 2012
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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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