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Nolana balsamiflua_M.Dollon_Jpg
Región Antofagasta: north of Punta Hornos.
Photo:  © M.Dillon
Nolana balsamiflua Habit Copy
Región Antofagasta: north of Punta Hornos.
Photo:  © M. Dillon
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  3. Family: Solanaceae
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Solanaceae

Nolana balsamiflua (Gaudich.) Mesa

Place of Publication

Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 26: 68 (1981)

Type citation

CHILE.Antofagasta: Prov. Antofagasta, Cobija, July 1836, C. Gaudichaud 7 (Lectotype designated by Mesa-M.,1981: P [00605843]; Isolectotypes: CONC [CONC29160], F 679043, F 1000372, FI-Webb [2 sheets], GH[GH0282364], P [P00605844, P00605846], US [US1705994, US0021967, US 2343517, US00053345]).

Synonyms

References

  • Mesa (1981)

    Mesa, M.A. 1981. Nolanaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 26: 1-197

  • Dillon (2023)

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

Iconography

  • Mesa (1981): Fig. 8
  • Dillon (2023): Figs 74, 75

Regions

Antofagasta

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

This species has a very limited distribution in the Region of Antofagasta (500 mteres above sea level) where it grows in rocky environments in near to the coast (Dillon, 2023).

Descriptions

  • Dillon (2023)

Habit

Erect to decumbent shrubs 30–150 cm tall