Solanum jamaicense Mill.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum jamaicense Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    F. R. Fosberg 20501, 13 Apr 1943-14 Apr 1943

  • Location

    Colombia. Valle del Cauca. Samaria, on Río Timba, 2km w of Timba.

  • Habitat

    Common in pasture; wet river-bottom land and pastures on adjacent slopes.

  • Description

    Shrub 1-2m tall, forming tangled thickets; flowers white; fruit reddish when ripe. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 770915

    Occurrence ID: 84011b64-f7a1-4b78-ac9e-bf95ad431c0c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Colombia

  • State/Province

    Valle del Cauca

  • Locality

    Samaria, on Río Timba, 2km w of Timba.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.1, -76.67

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Databssed for the
PBI SriWBinPit^ct
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00770915
PLANTS OF COLOMBIA, S. A.
Cordillera Occidental
Solanuin jaraaicense Mill,
Locality Samaria, on Rio Timba, 2 km w of
TIMBA, Dept, del Valle
Lat, 3° 6' N,, Long. 76° 40' W.
Habitat common in pasture
wet river-bottom land and pastures
on adjacent slopes
Bate	April 13-14,1943	Alt. 1000 m.
„ ,	(Aneroid reading)
Coll.	P. R. Fosberg	No. 20501
Det. Wurdack
Remarks shrub 1-2 m. tall, forming
tangled thicketsj flowers white;
fruit reddish when ripe*
Colombian Cinchona Mission
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THU UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
The New York Botanical Garden
Solanum jamaicense Mill,
det. M. Neea 1986.
00770915