Accession Data

Solanum wendlandii

Common Name: Potato Vine, Paradise Flower

Family: Solanaceae

Country of Origin: Costa Rica

Description: This robust evergreen or semi- evergreen vine to 20 ft (6 m) has a few hooked spines. The 8 in (20 cm) leaves are very variable, simple or divided. The hanging flowerheads of lilac flowers are up to 6 in (15 cm) across, occurring in summer.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8b-11

Accession #: 199200531

Accession Date: 1992-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1307

Quantity: 4

Source: Anderson/Duke Univ.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Solanales

Family: Solanaceae

SubFamily: Solanoideae

Tribe: Solaneae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2005

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  2. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  3. Solanum wendlandii at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.
  4. Solanum wendlandii at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Thursday, September 07, 2017.

Images

Solanum wendlandii