Solanum altissimum Benítez

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum altissimum Benítez

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 34804, 12 Apr 1987

  • Location

    Brazil. Rondônia. Guajará-Mirim Mun. Ca. 32 km. SE of Guajara Mirim; ca. 1 km. from base of hills and slope with quartzite boulders.

  • Habitat

    Mixed medium height tropical evergreen forest. Along old shady edge of forest. With Phenacospermum, Bertholletia excelsa. Seems to be a rare species here. Flat, soil red clay and fine sandy.

  • Description

    Treelet 8 m. tall, 7 cm. in diameter. Stem spiny; wood soft, white. Fruit green, few, the fruiting calyx green, swollen at base. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00700799

    Occurrence ID: ce86d20b-258f-4044-a493-bb656fe7fa91

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum altissimum Benítez det M. H. Nee, 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rondônia

  • County/Municipio

    Guajará-Mirim Mun.

  • Locality

    Ca. 32 km. SE of Guajara Mirim; ca. 1 km. from base of hills and slope with quartzite boulders

  • Elevation

    Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -10.95, -65.07

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