Solanum cheesmaniae (L.Riley) Fosberg

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum cheesmaniae (L.Riley) Fosberg

  • Collector(s)

    F. R. Fosberg 45012, 03 Feb 1964 - 05 Feb 1964

  • Location

    Ecuador. Galápagos. Narborough Island. Southwest slope.

  • Habitat

    Common in broad green strip running from summit to sea, on well-vegetated aa lava with pumice in the cavities. Common.

  • Description

    Diffuse herb, flowers yellow, ripe fruit greenish yellow, soft, slightly acid with rather poor flavor. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00853002

    Occurrence ID: a7fca77a-dcc1-435f-8439-99f04dabb1bf

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Galápagos

  • Locality

    Narborough Island. Southwest slope.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

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Lycopersicon cheesmannii Riley
ssp. cheesmannii
Determined by W.G* D Arcy 1977
Missouri Botanical Garden
	W mm	
Databased for the		
PBI Solanum project		
Systematics of wild tomatoes
Solanum cheesmaniae (L. Riley) Fosberg
Determinavit: Iris Peralta (MERL), Sarah Darwin
& Sandra Knapp (BM)	2002
J'V. <ny>ihaged
B O T AN ICAL	^ newyork botanical garden
PLANTS OK THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
NARBOROUGH ISLAND
Solanum (Lycopersicum)
Locality Southwest slope
Occurrence Common in broad green strip running
from summit to sea, on we 11-vegetated aa lava
with pumice in the cavities.
Date Feb. 3-5i 196^ Alt. 300 m (estim.)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No, ^5012
Remarks Diffuse herb, flowers yellow,
ripe fruit greenish yellow, soft, slightly
acid with rather poor flavor, (seed
sample)
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