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Solanaceae

Nolana aplocaryoides (Gaudich.) I.M.Johnst.

Place of Publication

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 71(1): 57 (1936)

Type citation

CHILE. Antofagasta: Cobija, C. Gaudichaud 1 (Holotype: P [00605877]; Isotype: P [P00605880]).

Synonyms

References

  • Johnston (1936)

    Johnston, I.M. 1936. A study of the Nolanaceae. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 71(1):1-87

  • Dillon (2023)

    Dillon, M 2023. Systematics and Taxonomy of Nolana (Nolaneae: Solanaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 28(2): 141-646

Iconography

  • Dillon (2023): Figs. 274-277

Regions

Tarapacá, Antofagasta and Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

This species is recorded from the Regions of Antofagasta and Atacama from 30–100 (–2100) metres above sea level where it grows in sandy soilor alluvial gravel fans in near-coast habitats (Dillon, 2023)

Descriptions

  • Dillon (2023)

Habit

Annual herbs 10–50 cm tall, or, with sufficient moisture, spreading shrubs; stems sometimes reaching 100–120 cm tall (Dillon, 2023)

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.