Solanum urubambaense Agra

SOLANACEAE
Solanum sp. (sect. Erythrotrichum)
Sarkinen, T. 2012
Peru, Dept. Cusco, Prov. Quispicanchis, Carretera Interoceánica
km 171-173, km 171-173 on Carretera Interoceánica on the way to
Quincemill from Marcapata, just before bridge Puente Cadena;
roadside scrub
13°20'50" S, 70°52'04" W Alt: 938m.
Small tree 3m high; bark thin, light brown, peeling of in mature
branches; whole plant especially new growth covered in red-brown
hairs; corolla white, some indviduals with slightly lilac corolla seen
nearby; stems with sharp recurved spines; fruits bright green, nearly
fully enclosed in light green calyx, not yet ripe
Sarkinen, T. 4019	18 March 2012
with Matthews, A.; Gonzales, P.
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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