Solanum crispum

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderSolanales
5. FamilySolanaceae

Native toArgentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

Observations recorded2,231

Shrubs or small trees, often lax and scrambling, 0.4–5 m tall. Stems glabrous or pubescent with tiny dendritic trichomes; leaf scars somewhat prominent; new growth glabrous to densely pubescent with fine, dendritic trichomes. Bark of older stems pale brownish-yellow, glabrous, and shiny. Sympodial units plurifoliate. Leaves simple, 2.7–7.5 (10) cm long, 1–3 (7) cm wide, ovate to narrowly ovate, occasionally somewhat elliptic, larger and broader in plants growing in shade and in juvenile plants (see discussion), the adaxial surfaces glabrous or with a few dendritic trichomes along the main veins, the abaxial surfaces glabrous or puberulent with dendritic trichomes, these usually denser along the veins; primary veins 6–12 pairs, pubescent below; base truncate or somewhat cordate, not winged on to the petiole; margins entire, undulate or crispate; apex acute to acuminate; petiole 0.5–1 (2.2) cm long. Inflorescences terminal, later appearing lateral from overtopping of shoots, 2–10 cm long, flat-topped or pyramidal, branching 5–7 times, with 10–20 flowers, glabrous or sparsely pubescent with dendritic trichomes like those of the stems and leaves; peduncle 1–5 cm long; pedicels 1–1.3 cm

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Specimen records

225

With media

185

Family

Solanaceae

Collections

UCONN, RSA, NY, US, MEL, SDSU

Recorded in

Chile, Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), United States, Ireland

Wikidata facts

Instance of

taxon

Subclass of

vine

Parent taxon

Solanum

Image

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