Solanum urticans Dunal

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum urticans Dunal

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 33558, 15 Jan 1987

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andrés Ibáñez Prov. 1 km. N of center of Cotoca.

  • Habitat

    Weedy, brushy areas, very flat, the soil of fine sand and silt.

  • Description

    Shrub 3 m. tall, strongly spiny from the 8 cm. diameter base to the new growth. No flowers seen. Fruit abundant, mostly hanging, green and yellow-green (apparently ripe), globose but slightly quadrangular in cross section, the largest are 4.4 x 4.8 cm. in diameter, the rind firm but soft and juicy inside. Fruiting calyx strongly swollen at base. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Fruit separate

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00712857

    Occurrence ID: 2384801f-1b24-448d-b52f-ef91c4989359

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

  • Locality

    1 km. N of center of Cotoca

  • Elevation

    Alt. 350 m. (1148 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.75, -62.98

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