Solanum papuanum Symon

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum papuanum Symon

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 31172, 27 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Michael, west slopes.

  • Habitat

    Young forest second growth.

  • Description

    Bushy tree 5 m.; flowers lavender; fruits unripe. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00828237

    Occurrence ID: a39f7408-3f36-4bcb-ab0e-1dee8eb817c5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum papuanum Symon det D. E. Symon, Aug 1982
    Note: "Solanum papuasicum Symon ms."; "Paratype "S. papuanum Symon""; "! Leiden"

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Michael, west slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1920 m. (6299 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -6.40519, 145.259

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1800

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 1900 meter elevation contour line along the western slope of Mount Michael.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    "New Guinea" [The name given in this record as the country was not specified as such on the label, but was inferred from the label's locality data.]

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Data based for the
PB1 Solanum Project.
WAITE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Determined by: D. E. SYMON
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Young forest second growths; bushy tree 5 ®»i
flowers lavender; fruits unripe.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Michael, west slopes , alt. 1920 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 3H72_August 27, 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
The New York Botanical Garden
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PLANTS OF NEW GUINEA
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