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: 00742396

Occurrence ID: 856a55ac-5233-44e1-8d82-cf3839de6e7e

Related Objects

Specimen - 00712857, M. H. Nee 33558, Solanum urticans Dunal, Solanaceae (287.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Bolivia, Santa Cruz, Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

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