Nolana coelestis (Lindl.) Miers ex Dunal

Place of Publication

Prodr. [DC.] 13(1): 13 (1852)

Type citation

CHILE. Atacama: Prov. Huasco,“mountains near the town of Freirina, valley of Huasco”, T. Bridges 1329 (Lectotype designated by I. M. Johnston, 1936: CGE [015012]; Isolectotypes: BM [BM000941291], E [E00130909], K).

Synonyms

References

de Candolle (1852)

de Candolle, A.P. 1852. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, vol.13(1). Parisiis: sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz
Johnston (1938)

Johnston, I.M. 1938. New or noteworthy plants from temperate South America. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 19: 248-263
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. 9
Dillon (2023): Figs. 81-85

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in the Regions of Atacama and Coquimbo from 100–800 metres above sea level where it has been recorded from open environments with sandy soils (Dillon, 2023).

Descriptions

Dillon (2023)

Habit

Shrubs or subshrubs, 30–50 cm tall