Nolana elegans (Phil.) Reiche

Place of Publication

Anales Univ. Chile 125: 487 (1909)

Type citation

CHILE. Antofagasta: Paposo, December 1853, R. a. Philippi s.n. (Lectotype designated by Mesa-M., 1981: SGO [SGO 55147, SGO000004398], Isolectotype: W).

Synonyms

Sorema elegans Phil.

References

Reiche (1909b)

Reiche, K.F. 1909. Estudios criticos sobre la flora de Chile. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 125: 457-507
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

Dillon (2023): Figs 41-45

Regions

Antofagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo

Habitat

Desert, Desert fog oases (Lomas), Mediterranean and Coastal matorral

Distribution and habitat

This species has an extensive distribution (800km) in the Regions of Antofagasta, Atacama, and Coquimbo and occuring from 5–780 metres above sea level. It is recorded from a wide variety of environments with sandy soils; near-coast habitats (Dillon, 2023).

Descriptions

Dillon (2023)

Habit

Annual herb with prostrate, fleshy branches upto 1 m long.

Notes

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