Solanum atropurpureum Schrank

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum atropurpureum Schrank

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Symon s.n., 02 Apr 1991

  • Location

    Australia. South Australia. Southern Lofty region. Class Ground, Adelaide Botanic Garden.

  • Description

    Herb to c. 2 m, branching above. Very prickly, prickles on main stems somewhat retrorse. Fruits abundant, orange-yellow in trusses of 1 to (?), 13-14 mm diameter, globular, firm. Flowers pale yellow (creamy), deeply stellate, lobes narrow, tend to be recurved at the apex. C. 2 cm diameter when recurved (2.5 cm extended). Anthers erect in cone, deeper yellow though apex paler, style scarcely exceeding anther apex. In condensed cymes, peduncle c. 5 mm long, pedicel c. 8 mm. Truss of c. 6 flowers (but end of season and dry summer). Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00827245

    Occurrence ID: 08711afa-8cf4-4d93-918d-5474d76bec15

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Australia

  • State/Province

    South Australia

  • Locality

    Southern Lofty region. Class Ground, Adelaide Botanic Garden.

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