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Solandra
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Solandra is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Daniel C. Solander.
Species
golden chalice vine
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSolanales
- FamilySolanaceae
Observations3,704
Observations recorded4,279
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 156
- With media
- 63
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CICY, UNICACH, STDOM, NY, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Panama, United States, Guatemala, Brasil, Costa Rica, Brazil
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Solandra is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Daniel C. Solander.
The vines it contains are commonly known as chalice vines and are native to the Caribbean, Mexico and South America. They have very large flowers and glossy foliage. Also called Cup of Gold.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solandra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.