Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton

Filed As

Solanaceae
Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton

Collector(s)

M. H. Nee 34733, 10 Apr 1987

Location

Brazil. Rondônia. Guajará-Mirim Mun. 5 km. NE of Guajara Mirim. Rocky tops and slopes of westernmost hill of Serra Pacaas Novos (with Embratel antennas).

Habitat

Only along edge of road. Scattered short to medium trees, mostly grassy, disturbed and burned, appearing natural campo, but artificially maintained from scrubby forest, most of the species seem native to the hill. Rare. On pre-Cambrian sandstone.

Description

Shrub 2.5 m. tall, does not seem part of native or disturbed vegetation. Corolla blue-purple. Fruit green, hanging; calyx strongly swollen at base. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

Notes (shown on label)

Rare, but fairly common in region and with growth form of S. crinitum Lam. which also grows here, not a tree former, in pastures and roadsides in flatter, tall forest areas

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00700864

Occurrence ID: db62a92f-49c1-4571-b714-44b88322e5d1

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