Solanum altissimum Benítez

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum altissimum Benítez

  • Collector(s)

    H. L. Clark 6525-B with P. Maquirino, 21 Mar 1978

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro and Brazo Casiquiare. IVIC main study site, 4.3 km NE of San Carlos on Solano road. Phenology transect, plants permanently marked (number, XY coordinates). (2, x-2 y4).

  • Habitat

    Average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year.

  • Description

    Small tree, 3 m high, 4.8 cm DBH. Corolla violet, pale outside, dark within; fruit green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    (fl.6525-A, 10 March 1978; fl. 6730-A, 17 Aug. 1978, dead)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00713051

    Occurrence ID: 6d361128-e9ba-429e-8158-99bdf9a388b7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum altissimum Benítez det M. H. Nee, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro and Brazo Casiquiare. IVIC main study site, 4.3 km NE of San Carlos on Solano road. Phenology transect, plants permanently marked (number, XY coordinates). (2, x-2 y4)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.93, -67.05

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The New York Botanical Garden
Solanum altissimum Benitez
det. M. Nee, 1988
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
VENEZUELA, Territorio Federal Amazonas.
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude II? m;
(average rai
oj*y transect, plants permanenti^
marke<Hnurrtoe* XY coordinatesi. (2> X-2y4). Small tree, 3m
high, 4.8cm DBH. Corolla violet, pale outside, dark
within; fruit green. ("arbol cocuna") (fl.6525-A, 10
March 1978; fl. 6730-A, 17 Aug. 1978, dead).
Howard !.. Clark 6525-B	21 March 1978
\ & Pedro Maquirino
00713051