Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum glaucophyllum Desf.

  • Collector(s)

    T. Morong 181, 27 Nov 1888

  • Location

    Paraguay. Pilcomayo River (1530). On the marshy borders of the Paraguay at Asunción, and also in the water of the great laguna on the Pilcomayo River.

  • Habitat

    Very abundant.

  • Description

    A tall, soft-stemmed shrub, with a large pith in the stem, growing sometimes to 3 m. in height, entirely without thorns, very erect. Leaves glabrous, linear-lanceolate, 10-16 cm. long, acuminate, sloping into a short petiole. Flowers light blue, in panicled cymes, on long drooping peduncles, showy. Berries purplish-black, smooth, with a bloom somewhat larger than a pea. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    "= Balansa 2105."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 721107

    Occurrence ID: 43cae586-a7e7-41f2-86ca-53787f6e5643

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Paraguay

  • Locality

    Pilcomayo River (1530). On the marshy borders of the Paraguay at Asunción, and also in the water of the great laguna on the Pilcomayo River.

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