Solanum brachyantherum Phil.

Place of Publication

Anales Univ. Chile 43: 522 (1873a)

Type citation

Chile, region III (Atacama), port of Huasco, R.A. Philippi s.n. (lectotype: SGO 42735, designated by Bennett (2008) p. 77: isotype: SGO 55576).

Synonyms

Solanum geissei Phil.

References

Philippi R.A. (1873a)

Philippi, R.A. 1873a. Descripcion de las plantas nuevas incorporadas últimamente en el herbario chileno. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 43: 479-583
Bennett (2008)

Bennett , J.R. 2008. Revison of Solanum Section Regmandra (Solanaceae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 65(1):69-112

Iconography

Bennett (2008): Fig. 2(a-f)

Regions

Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Islas Desventuradas and Arica y Parinacota

Habitat

Desert, Desert fog oases (Lomas), Semidesert, Coastal cordillera (semidesert), Mediterranean and Coastal matorral

Distribution and habitat

Frequent along the coast from Regions I (Tarapacá) to III (Atacama) on steep, sandy or gravelly hillsides, 100–800 metres above sea-level. It also occurs on Islas Desventuradas.

Descriptions

Bennett (2008)

Habit

Erect or decumbent annual or perennial 50–100 cm tall.

Key characteristics

Easily identiﬁed by the size of the ﬂowers which are much smaller (5–7 mm in diameter) than any of the other related species. The leaf segments are only about 1 mm wide, and are much narrower than those of either S. remyanum or S. multiﬁdum.

Notes

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