Solanum anceps Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum anceps Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 5750 with H. F. Greeney, 28 Dec 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Napo. Quijos (Canton). Parroquia: Cosanga. Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies. 5 km west of Cosanga (via the Las Cancheras road).

  • Habitat

    Tropical montane wet forest.

  • Description

    Terrestrial sufrutescent shrub. 1.5 m tall. Perianth green. Anthers yellow. Fruit a globose berry with a ridged texture and an acuminate apex. Larval host plant for Olaria spp. (Ithomlinae). Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 721221

    Occurrence ID: 6559037d-4d11-49ea-883b-351beea7eb62

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum anceps Ruiz & Pav. det M. H. Nee, 2001

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Napo

  • County/Municipio

    Quijos (Canton)

  • Locality

    Parroquia: Cosanga. Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies. 5 km west of Cosanga (via the Las Cancheras road).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.598611, -77.8894

  • Distribution

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Plants of Ecuador
Solanaceae	^ V}CepS ft + P-
Mot
Province: Napo. Canton: Quijos. Parroquia: Cosanga. Yanayacu
Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies. 5 km west of
Cosanga (via the Las Cancheras road). Elevation: 2200 m. 0°35.93'S
077°53.37'W. Tropical montane wet forest. Terrestrial sufrutescent
shrub, 1.5 m tall. Perianth green. Anthers yellow. Fruit a globose berry
with a ridged texture and an accuminate apex. Larval host plant for
Olaria spp. (Ithomlinae).
J. L. Clark 5750	28 Dec 2000
With: H.F. Greeney
Collected under the auspicies of the Department of Systematic Biology-Botany
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (US)
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