Solanum melissarum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644041c44b794544408617 |
| Scientific name | Solanum melissarum |
| Authority | Bohs |
| First published in | Taxon 44: 584. 1995. |
Description Top
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Solanum melissarum is a small tree or shrub that is native to Brazil and belongs to the Solanaceae family. It typically grows to be 1-6 meters tall and has a single trunk with light branches and simple, unlobed leaves. The flowers are long and narrow, with green-white petals that curve upward when they first open and become lax as they age. The anthers are initially purple but turn yellow-orange over time. This plant has a unique reproductive biology, with pendulous flowers that attract male Euglossa cordata bees with their fragrances. These bees help pollinate the flowers by pressing the thecae and releasing pollen through a bellows mechanism. It has been found that Solanum melissarum is self-incompatible, meaning it cannot self-pollinate.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyphomandra capsicoides | (Miers) Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6: 579. 1848. |
| Cyphomandra ciliata | (Miers) Walp. | Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6: 578. 1848. |
| Cyphomandra divaricata | (Mart.) Sendtn. | Flora 28: 174. 1845 |
| Cyphomandra divaricata var. flexipes | Sendtn. | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: 119. 1846 |
| Cyphomandra divaricata var. herbacea | Sendtn. | Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: 118. 1846 |
| Cyphomandra laxiflora | Dunal | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 397. 1852 |
| Cyphomandra oxyphylla | Dunal | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(1): 396. 1852 |
| Pionandra capsicoides | (Mart.) Miers | London J. Bot. 4: 360. 1845 |
| Pionandra ciliata | Miers | London J. Bot. 4: 356. 1845 |
| Pionandra divaricata | (Mart.) Miers | London J. Bot. 4: 361. 1845 |
| Pionandra laxiflora | (Dunal) Miers | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 15: 198. 1855. |
| Pionandra oxyphylla | (Dunal) Miers | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 15:198. 1855. |
| Witheringia capsicoides | Mart. ex Colla | Herb. Pedem. 4: 277. 1835 |
| Witheringia divaricata | Mart. | Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 3: 75. 1829. |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Brazil
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil Southeast
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001029462 |
| Tropicos | 50077675 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:985904-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-50077675 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 985296 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 265423 |
| IUCN Red List | 36213 |
| IPNI | 985904-1 |
| iNaturalist | 443805 |
| GBIF | 2931386 |
| Freebase | /m/02y_l26 |
| USDA GRIN | 468189 |
| Wikipedia | Solanum_melissarum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |