Solanum urticans Dunal

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum urticans Dunal

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 30475, 28 Nov 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Vicinity of abandoned old Jardín Botánico along Rio Piraí and roadsides on W side of Santa Cruz.

  • Habitat

    Very flat, sandy, subject to occasional flooding, thin forest and roadsides with many Solanaceae.

  • Description

    Many saplings and a few to 4 m. tall but mostly young and flowers and fruits rare; bristly-hispid throughout, with erect central trunk and few, ascending branches. Corolla deep violet, probably fading with age; anthers yellow; fruit green, globose, the calyx strongly inflated at the base into 5 lobes, each of these sulcate. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00712757

    Occurrence ID: 8b7f0dec-091c-4283-8428-312108af6f97

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 00712756, M. H. Nee 30475, Solanum urticans Dunal, Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Bolivia, Santa Cruz

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • Locality

    Vicinity of abandoned old Jardín Botánico along Rio Piraí and roadsides on W side of Santa Cruz

  • Elevation

    Alt. 420 m. (1378 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.78, -63.22

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR Text not available.