Solanum velutissimum Rusby

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum velutissimum Rusby

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 50708, 27 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Manuel María Caballero Prov. Prov. Caballero, 4.5 km. (by air) N of Comarapa.

  • Habitat

    Brushy slopes, former forest, now peach orchards, potato fields and pasture, mostly just below the Podocarpus zone. Rare, only two plants seen along this road.

  • Description

    Small tree 7 m. tall, with spreading branches. Foliage greenish white. Inflorescence erect; corolla violet; anthers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00722591

    Occurrence ID: 8a385e1e-02e0-4b5e-bd54-a28332ee9aac

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum velutissimum Rusby det M. H. Nee, 2000

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Manuel María Caballero Prov.

  • Locality

    Prov. Caballero, 4.5 km. (by air) N of Comarapa

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.87, -64.525

  • Location Notes

    [The name given in this record as the province was not specified as such on the label but was inferred from the label's locality data.]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Solanaceae Solanum velutissimum Rusby
det. M. Nee, 2000
DEPTO. SANTA Cruz: Prov. Caballero, 4.5 km. (fegr air) N of
Comarapa, brushy slopes, former forest, now peach
orchards, potato fields and pasture, mostly just below the
Podocarpus zone.
17*52% 64°31’30”W alt. 2200 m.
Small tree 7 m. tall, with spreading branches, rare, only two
plants seen along this road. Foliage greenish white.
Inflorescence erect; corolla violet; anthers yellow.
Coll.: M. Nee 50708
27 Nov. 1999
00722591