Family: Solanaceae
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Solanum stoloniferum Schlcht.
Determinations:
Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Solanum longipedicellatum var. longimucronatum J.G. HawkesDet.E00129592
Solanum stoloniferum subsp. stoloniferumDet.E00129592 1990
Solanum stoloniferum Schlcht.Det.E00129592Spooner, D. 2003United States Department of Agriculture,Western Regional Plant Introduction Station (USDA)
Isolectotype of Solanum longipedicellatum var. longimucronatum J.G. Hawkes
Collector/Expedition: Balls, Edward Kent
Collection number: 5097
Collection date: 25th July 1938
Country/Territory: Mexico:México
Collecting locality: Mexico:Estado México:Amecameca to Paraje Provincial Popocatepetl
Habitat: At this altitude it grows through both woodland and arable land.
Description: Flowers white with very slight touches of pale mauve. 3/8' diam. Usually single stemmed, upright habit to 15' tall. Leaves greyish. Tubers clear, pale yellow, oval, pointed, generally. In woods these seem larger. In open ground, wasteland the tubers were largely rotted away, or very small indeed. In cultivated fields the plant develops a broad spreading, bushy habit to 2 ft. through.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00129592
Herbarium region: 14 (Central America)
Number of sheets: 1
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