Physalis pruinosa L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Physalis pruinosa L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 49063, 19 Apr 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Cordillera Prov. Along gravel road eastward, just east of new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, the turnoff 3 km N of bridge over Río Seco.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed areas in fores and at edge of partly shaded roadside. Chaco forest with Ruprechtia triflora, with some selective logging and minor grazing, flat. Common. Soil fine sandy and clay.

  • Description

    Herb, robust, to 1.3 m tall; plant viscid and aromatic but not very pleasantly so. Corolla very pale yellowish with 5 dark purple-brown spots at base within; anthers yellow. Fruiting calyx hanging, strongly 5-angled; fruit green, viscid.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 306205

    Occurrence ID: 84d65478-6335-405a-916b-e12db485686a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Physalis pruinosa L. det M. H. Nee, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Cordillera Prov.

  • Locality

    Along gravel road eastward, just east of new highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó, the turnoff 3 km N of bridge over Río Seco.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 510 m. (1673 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.63, -63.23

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