Solanum sessile Ruiz & Pav.

BOLIVIA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Solanaceae Solanum sessile Ruiz & Pav.
det. M. Nee, 2014
Depto. Cochabamba, Prov. Chapare, Villa Tunari.
16°58’20”S, 65°25’10”W. alt. 310 m.
Shrub 5 m. tall, 14 cm. in diameter. In a yard in residential
area, possibly cultivated, but more likely spontaneous and
left because somewhat ornamental. Only a few flowers;
pedicel and calyx greenish whtie in flower, more greenish in
fruit but still a greenish white; corolla pure white, anthers
yellow but the pores white. Fruit abundant, green, on
outside of full canopy.
Col.: M. Nee & D. Villarroel S. 60858 14 marzo 2014
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
Herbario del Oriente Boliviano (USZ)
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