Place of Publication
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 71(1): 39 (1936)
Type citation
CHILE. Antofagasta: Prov. Tocopilla, gravelly slope in hills near Tocopilla, somewhat fleshy herb,decumbent, flowers blue, 18 October 1925, I. M. Johnston 3604 (Holotype: GH [00282338]).
References
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Johnston (1936)
Johnston, I.M. 1936. A study of the Nolanaceae. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 71(1):1-87
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Dillon (2023)
Dillon, M 2023. Systematics and Taxonomy of Nolana (Nolaneae: Solanaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 28(2): 141-646
Iconography
- Dillon (2023): Figs. 47, 48
Regions
Tarapacá and Antofagasta
Habitat
Desert, Coastal desert and semidesert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Recorded from Regions Tarapacá and Antofagasta; (220–)700–900 m. where it frequents sandy soils in near-coast habitats or, more rarely, from inland areas (Dillon, 2023)
Descriptions
- Dillon (2023)
Habit
Annual herbs with a fleshy tap root, stems decumbent, 10–30 cm long.