Solanum ochranthum Dunal

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum ochranthum Dunal

  • Collector(s)

    W. H. Camp E2155, 10 Mar 1945

  • Location

    Ecuador. Azuay. Pacific side of the pass. Nudo de Portete; pass between headwaters of the ríos Tarqui (Atlantic) and Giron (Pacific).

  • Description

    Plants with woody bases, forming mounds in the open to 3 m, or seen scrambling in trees to a height of 8 m. [Data from an additional label associated with the sheet:] Lvs deep green above, pale pubescent below. Corolla bright canary-yellow. Anthers yellow. Fr. not yet completely mature, but said to ripen greenish with a nigrescent scurf. The seeds surrounded by a gelatinous mass which forms a whitish liquid at maturity. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00827632

    Occurrence ID: c5b13fa4-6c34-492d-95e9-b32ae4d0e7eb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum ochranthum Dunal det M. H. Nee, 28 Jun 1979
    Note: ! I. Peralta, D. Spooner & S. Knapp, 2002

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Azuay

  • Locality

    Pacific side of the pass. Nudo de Portete; pass between headwaters of the ríos Tarqui (Atlantic) and Giron (Pacific).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2743 m. (8999 ft.)

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Databased for the
PBI Solanum project
Systematics of wild tomatoes
Solanum ochranthum Dunal
Determinavit: Iris Peralta (MERL), David Spooner
(PTIS) & Sandra Knapp (BM)	2002
Plants with woody bases, forming mounds in the open to
3 m, or seen scrambling in trees to a height of 8 m*
(See field note)
PLANTS OF ECUADOR
W. H. Camp, No. E- 2155
March 10, 1945
Solanum f	])««/
det. M.	Neje¿h*
Pacific side of the pass*
PROV. AZUAY: Nudo de Pórtete; pass between headwaters of the ríos Tar-
qui (Atlantic) and Giron (Pacific); ca. 9,000 ft. elev.
Herb. Univ. of Wisconsin, U.S.A. (WIS)
Distributed by the New York Botanical Garden
00827632