Solanum aphyodendron S.Knapp

Filed As

Solanaceae
Solanum aphyodendron S.Knapp

Collector(s)

T. S. Cochrane 12668 with A. Vázquez G., 20 Jun 1991

Location

Mexico. Jalisco. Reserva Biósfera Sierra de Manantlán. Below main E-W crest of Sierra de Manantlán Occidental on main road from (and 3 km airline distance S of upper end of) Ahuacapán to Las Joyas, 14 km due SSE of Autlán. Sampling site 13 (Whittaker method only).

Habitat

Moderately grazed. NE-facing exposure with a slope of 35-37%. Closed canopy oak pine forest, the leading dominants (in decreasing order, judging from basal areas; no stratified random quadrat data): Quercus obtusata - Persea hintonii - Q. castanea [see label for additional information on these species]; other prominent trees (of large size but low frequency): Pinus pseudostrobus, Q. rugosa [see label for additional information on these species]; tree of minor significance: Zinowiewia concinna; present in seedling and sapling classes: Fraxinus uhdei. The prevalent groundlayer sp. is Solanum nigricans (common; in all quadrats); other shrubs incl. the characteristic Euphorbia schlechtenda lii & Pedilanthus palmeri as well as Solanum aphyodendron, [see label for additional species in this category]; an avg. content of vines, woody & herbaceous: Toxicodendron radicans, Celstrus pringlei, [see label for additional species in this category]; weedy herbs: Sida glabra, S. acuta, [see label for additional species in this category]; a high content of epiphytes, but not to the degree of mesophytic stands: Fuchsia decidua, Encyclia adenocaula, [see label for additional species in this category]. Total no. vasc. pl. spp. present per 1/10 ha. = 74 (Whittaker Biodiversity Method).

Description

Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Collection Notes

"Whittaker 1,000 m² quadrat; "Solanum sp. 2."

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00744523

Occurrence ID: b8f04e29-35c9-47ab-900b-9988b8e318a8

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