Family: Solanaceae
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Solanum colombianum Dunal
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Solanum solisii HawkesDet.E00125354 December 2008
Solanum solisii HawkesDet.E00125354Hawkes, J. November 1990
Solanum solisii HawkesDet.E00125354Spooner, D. 2003
Isotype of Solanum solisii Hawkes
Collector/Expedition: Balls, Edward Kent
Collection number: 7111
Collection date: 23rd June 1939
Country/Territory: Ecuador
Collecting locality: Ecuador:Between Asorgues and Canar.
Habitat: Growing either in north dense turf, the single stemmed small plants or on fairly recently disturbed banks of a well-broken south clay soil .
Description: Small plants unbranched with single straight, vertical rootstock and upright stem to 28 cm tall, darkly pigmented, one bearing a small tuber. Larger plants branching and rather bushy habit to 35 cm through with running stolons throwing up smaller plants. Leaves hairless, glossy, the edged slightly curved under 1-2 jugate. Flowers very numerous, corolla purple, star slightly darker, 2-3 cm diameter, anthers 5 mm long. berries few, not mature, oval. Leaves dark green above quite light below.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00125354
Herbarium region: 17 (W. Tropical South America)
Number of sheets: 1
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