Family | SOLANACEAE |
Genus species | Solanum lobbianum Bitter |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 446 (1913) |
Native Range | Colombia (Caldas) |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4200m |
Description | leaves interrupted imparipinnate, 3-5-jugate, leaflets remote, minute, densely hirsute, the lateral sessile, the terminal elliptic, obtuse, flowers subrotate, ca. 3cm wide |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | greyish, pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division of resting tubers |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |