Biology:Solanum catilliflorum

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Short description: Species of plant

Solanum catilliflorum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. catilliflorum
Binomial name
Solanum catilliflorum
Anderson et al., 2006

Solanum catilliflorum is an evergreen vine in the family Solanaceae.[1] It is endemic to Peru, and is a close relative of Solanum muricatum, the domesticated pepino. It bears small, dish-shaped flowers (thus named catilli-florum: Latin for "dish" and "flower") and is self-compatible and autogamous, with short styles like those that characterize all self-compatible species in this group. It also has a low pollen:ovule ratio, which is characteristic of self-compatible species in the group. It is diploid at n  =  12. Together with Solanum perlongistylum, it might be an allopatric variant of S. caripense.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16860989 entry