Solanum dimidiatum Raf.

Filed As

Solanaceae
Solanum dimidiatum Raf.

Collector(s)

T. W. Lake s.n., 28 May 1890

Location

United States of America. Texas. Brazos Co. College Station. College Tank. A and M College of Texas.

Habitat

Sandy soil.

Description

I- The Flower. 1. Plan: 5merous. 2. Kind: perfect. 3. Construction: regular complete. 4. Size: 1-1½. 5. Torus: [no data]. 6. Corolla: 1. Cohesion: gamopetalous; 2. Æstivation: plicate; 3. Insertion: hypogamous; 4. Shape: rotate; 5. Number of petals: 5; i. Shape of each: triangular; 6. Color: purple; 7. Margin: 5 lobed; 8. Attitude: recurved; 9. Life: deciduous. 7. Calyx: 1. Cohesion: gamopetalous; 2. Æstivation: valvate; 3. Insertion: hypogamous; 4. Shape: campanulate; 5. Number of sepals: 5; i. Shape of each: acuminate; 6. Color: reddish green; 7. Life: persistent; 8. Margin: 5 lobed. 8. Stamens: 1. Number: 5; 2. Place: epipetalous; 3. Cohesion: distinct; 4. Construction: [no data]; 5. Filament: short; 6. Anther: yellow; i. Place: i?ate, ii. Dehiscence: fisurous, iii. Construction: 2 celled, iv. Form: lanceolate. 9. Pistil: 1. Ovary: i. Number of carpels: 2, ii. Union: compound, iii. Number of cells: 2, iv. Form: spherical, v. Placenta: axillary, vi. Number of ovules: [infinity symbol]; 2. Style: i. Place: terminal, ii. Form: clavate; 3. Stigma: i. Place: terminal, ii. Form: oblong; 4. Fruit: i. Dehiscence: indehiscent; ii. Kind: berry. 10. Inflorescence: 1. Stock: [no data]; 2. Kind: cyme; 3. Position: lateral. II- The Leaf. 1. Venation: netted; 2. Constitution: petiolate estipulate; 3. Blade: i. Outline: oblong, ii. Base: obtuse, iii. Apex: obtuse of [or?] acute, iv. Margin: simetely [?] lobed; 4. Place on plant: alternate; 5. Life: deciduous; 6. Petiole: semiterete; 7. Surface: stellate pubescent; 8. Texture: herbaceous; 9. Stipules: none. III- The Stem. 1. Life: parmal [ephemeral?]; 2. Growth: exogen.; 3. Direction: erect; 4. Kind: herb; 5. Form: terete; 6. Surface: spine stellate; 7. Color: green; 8. Height: 1-2. IV- Root: rhimoua [rhizomatous?]. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

Specimen Notes

"Dep't. of Botany, A and M. College of Texas."; "College of New Jersey, Princeton"; "College of Pharmacy Herbarium, Deposited in 1970, The New York Botanical Garden."

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00759359

Occurrence ID: 2e2a8e1d-c2dd-4749-a695-7066bc40dc91

Feedback

Send comments on this specimen record