Solanum cajanumense Kunth

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum cajanumense Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E1733, 15 Jan 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Western slope of the cordillera, along the road from Quito to Sta. Domingo de los Colorados.

  • Description

    Tree-like, to 3 m. Fr. yellow, spindle-shaped, about 10 cm. long, 3.5 cm thick. Lvs thick-coriaceous, deep green above, pale below (purplish when young). Plants said to be wild in this region. [Additional label associated with duplicate sheet:] K 5 [symbol indicates sepals are connate]; C 5 valve; S 5, anthers coherent in tube around P (at least in bud); P stigma punctiform ovary 2 celled w/ [infinity symbol] ovules on axile placentae thin flat disk at ovary base [illustration of gynoecium provided on label]; L alt., exsty's. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 724797

    Occurrence ID: 3d6d7233-517f-4d9a-bd32-659e9b3984c1

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 724796, W. H. Camp E1733, Solanum cajanumense Kunth, Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Ecuador, Pichincha

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • Locality

    Western slope of the cordillera, along the road from Quito to Sta. Domingo de los Colorados.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1829 m. (6001 ft.)

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