following: Sykes WR in Webb et al 1988. Flora of New Zealand Vol. IV: 1246.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Solanum auriculatum Ait.
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Solanum mauritianum Scop.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Muriavai Valley
Verbatim locality:
Muriavai Valley
Verbatim collector:
W. R. Philipson 10140
Standardised collector:
W. R. Philipson
Verbatim date:
25th Aug, 1969
Start date:
1969-08-25
Land District:
Rarotonga
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 45m
Habitat:
Second growth.
Notes:
Capt. James Cook Bicentenary ExpeditionRoyal Society of New ZealandShrub, about 8 ft. high. Flowers purple. Fruits green (unripe). Leaves soft, grey below.