Solanum melissarum
| Solanum melissarum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. melissarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum melissarum Bohs | |
Solanum melissarum (syn. Cyphomandra divaricata)[2] is a small tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Solanaceae endemic to Brazil.[3]
Description
Solanum melissarum, flower and flower buds
A small tree, from 1 to 6 metres high, usually with a single trunk. The crown of light branches carries simple, unlobed leaves. The flowering inflorescence is from 5 cm to 30 cm long, and carries 4 to 20 long, narrow flower buds. The narrow, slightly membranous flower petal are green-white. The petals curve upward at first opening, and become lax as the flower ages. The anthers are at first purple, changing to yellow-orange with age.[4]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Solanum melissarum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ Bohs, Lynn (1995). "Transfer of Cyphomandra (Solanaceae) and its species to Solanum". Taxon (44:): 583–587.
- ↑ Bohs, Lynn (1994). "Cyphomandra (Solanaceae)". Flora Neotropica. Monograph 63 (New York Botanical Garden): 75–77.
- ↑ Bohs, Lynn (1994). "Cyphomandra (Solanaceae)". Flora Neotropica. Monograph 63 ((New York Botanical Garden)): 75–77.
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