Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    R. G. Cooray 68100301R, 03 Oct 1968

  • Location

    Sri Lanka. Kandy.

  • Habitat

    In home garden as weed.

  • Description

    Herb about 50 cm. tall; small white flowers in clusters; fruit green when unripe, black when ripe, edible. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Ex The United States National Herbarium

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00825355

    Occurrence ID: 9dc8258a-73ce-42be-9289-913fdc6e07ac

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Sri Lanka

  • Locality

    Kandy

  • Coordinates

    7.29228, 80.6221

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5078

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Coordinates of the center of Kandy were located. Geographic radial was determined as the distance between center coordinates and the farthest extent of the feature (5070 m). Final uncertainty was found using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    "Ceylon" [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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