Solanum betaceum Cav.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum betaceum Cav.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 50820 with L. Bohs, 19 Apr 2000

  • Location

    Argentina. Jujuy. Valle Grande (Dept.). Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes. With Juglans australis, Acacia tucumanensis, Bougainvillea, Solanum riparium, S. trichoneuron, S. symmetricum, S. betaceum.

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 721447

    Occurrence ID: 89ab8e65-dc1f-4ef3-9a38-b6a2e422fdea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum betaceum Cav. det L. A. Bohs, 2000

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Argentina

  • State/Province

    Jujuy

  • County/Municipio

    Valle Grande (Dept.)

  • Locality

    Ca. 2 km S of San Francisco on road to Ledesma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1330 m. (4364 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -23.6333, -64.9561

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