Solanum eitenii Agra

, Syst. Bot. 33(3): 558 (-559, 563-564; figs. 2, 5) (2008).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60448929-2
Publication
Systematic Botany; Quarterly Journal of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Collation
33(3): 558 (-559, 563-564; figs. 2, 5)
Date of Publication
22 Aug 2008
Family as entered in IPNI
Solanaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
G. Eiten & L. Eiten 10802
Locality
Mun. Loreto, Ilha das Balsas, ca. 20 km S of Loreto, alt. ca. 200 m
Collection Date
28 Feb 1970
Type Herbaria
holotype UB
isotype MO
isotype US
Latitude
7° 15' S
Longitude
45° 5' W
Distribution Of Types
Maranhao (Brazil, Southern America)

Remarks

Solanum eitenii, from the “cerrado” of Maranhão, Brazil, resembles both S. decompositiflorum and S. rhytidoandrum, from which it can be distinguished by its long and pendent inflorescence and its calyx with a very short tube and oblanceolate lobes. (vide abstract).