Lycianthes heteroclita (Sendtn.) Bitter

The UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity (DAV)
As Determined det. E. Dean, 2016
0A
Solanaceae
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of GUATEMALA
Lycianthes heteroclita (Sendtn.) Bitter
det. M. Née, 1997
Depto. Izabal, W of Santo Tomás de Castilla, near Guatel antennas
on one of the summits of Cerro San Gil, humid evergreen forest
on slopes.
15°40.13’N, 88°41.59’W. alt. 800-900 m.
Shrub 2.5 m. tall, with ascending branches. Flowers odorless
(2:15 P.M. mostly overcast); corolla white; anthers yellow. Fruit
held erect, green, then orange. Common all along the road from
300 to 900 m. (see no. 47314), but above 600 m. the corolla is
mostly pure white and the flowers seem smaller, otherwise
identical.
Coll.: M. Nee , D. Atha & J. C. Rosito 47320 21 Sept. 1997
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