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IMG 1645 Nolana glauca
Region de Atacama: Parque N.P. Pan de Azucar (Quebrada el Castillo).
Photo:  © Nicolás Lavandero
IMG 1646 Nolana glauca
Photo:  © Nicolás Lavandero
IMG 1649 Nolana glauca
Region de Atacama: Parque N.P. Pan de Azucar (Quebrada el Castillo).
Photo:  © Nicolás Lavandero
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  3. Family: Solanaceae
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Solanaceae

Nolana glauca (I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst.

Place of Publication

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 71(1): 66 (1936)

Type citation

CHILE. Región IV(Coquimbo): Dept. Chañaral, a pale sprawling shrub on the upper slopes of the hills directly back of Barquito, [26°22'S latitude], 29 Oct 1925, I. M. Johnston 4770 (holotype: GH [GH00282374]).

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

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Although N. glauca is recorded from a few inland sites, these are within the range of fog zone (Dillon. 2023)

Conservation status

  • Vulnurable (Dillon (2023))

Descriptions

  • Dillon (2023)

Habit

Laxly branched shrub, stems to 1.5 m tall (Dillon, 2023)

Notes

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