Solanum betaceum Cav.
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Filed As
Solanaceae
Solanum betaceum Cav. -
Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 50820 with L. Bohs, 19 Apr 2000
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Location
Argentina. Jujuy. Valle Grande (Dept.). Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma.
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Habitat
Steep slopes. With Juglans australis, Acacia tucumanensis, Bougainvillea, Solanum riparium, S. trichoneuron, S. symmetricum, S. betaceum.
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Description
Shrub 3 m. tall, 7 cm. in diameter; bark tan. Flowers very few, sweetly fragrant; corolla pale pink, almost white in some. Fruit hanging, dark purple, the younger ones green with darker green then purple stripes. A young plant 2.5 m. tall seen with more flowers, but species is mostly in fruit in this area at this time. No leaf dimorphism, but young plant with leaves 3 times as large as those on fruiting branches. Young leaves reddish purple. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 721447
Occurrence ID: 89ab8e65-dc1f-4ef3-9a38-b6a2e422fdea
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Solanales
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Family
Solanaceae
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All Determinations
Solanum betaceum Cav. det L. A. Bohs, 2000
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Region
South America
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Country
Argentina
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State/Province
Jujuy
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County/Municipio
Valle Grande (Dept.)
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Locality
Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma
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Elevation
Alt. 1330 m. (4364 ft.)
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Coordinates
-23.6333, -64.9561
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Distribution
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Solanum betaceum Cav.