Solandra longiflora Tussac

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solandra longiflora Tussac

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 27052 with C. A. Gracie, 22 Oct 2007

  • Location

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Windwardside. Coordinates for the Cottage Club but specimens collected throughout the village.

  • Habitat

    Weeds and cultivated plants.

  • Description

    Shrub, 1.75 m tall. Leaves alternate, obovate; petiole reddish. Flowers solitary, terminal; corolla pubescent at opening into corolla tube inside. Flowers ca. 25 cm long x 10 cm diameter; calyx green, winged; corolla chalice-like for upper 1/2 , constricted into tube for lower 1/2; the corolla cream-colored at noctural anthesis, turning yellow next day, the constricted part of the tube always green, the inside of tube with maroon lines. Cultivated.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    UNICATE. [Photos].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00951903

    Occurrence ID: 212377a9-ac67-4d45-a163-d5efa8230686

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

  • State/Province

    Saba

  • Locality

    Windwardside. Coordinates for the Cottage Club but specimens collected throughout the village.

  • Coordinates

    17.6288, -63.2301

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