Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 34406, 16 Mar 1987

  • Location

    Brazil. Rondônia. Ariquemes Mun. Ca. 5 km NW of center of Ariquemes, vicinity of airport.

  • Habitat

    Tall tropical evergreen forest, flat.

  • Description

    Shrub 12 m. tall, 15 cm. in diam.; trunk with some spines; wood soft, white. Corolla rich purple, fading to nearly white, usually only 1 open per inflorescence except on vigorous shoots which may have many. Fruit green, mostly 1 per inflorescence, the larger ones juicy within, the subtending calyx with 5 prominent swellings. When growing in open, with ± same growth form as S. wrightii Benth., i.e. with central trunk and whorls of horizontal and ascending branches. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 46050. See Herbarium Sheet

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00742368

    Occurrence ID: 7c61e6f6-214f-4f96-b2b2-2ab574ffcc53

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 00700789, M. H. Nee 34406, Solanum quaesitum C.V.Morton, Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Brazil, Rondônia, Ariquemes Mun.

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rondônia

  • County/Municipio

    Ariquemes Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 5 km NW of center of Ariquemes, vicinity of airport.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -9.92, -63.05

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