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Lycianthes rantonnetii

Botanic Family

Solanaceae

Author

(Carrière) Bitter

Cultivated

C, ornamental with cultivars

Offspring

Lycianthes rantonnei 'Royal Robe'

Common Names

• Blue Potato-bush
• Paraguayan Night-shade

Geographical Habitats

• NE. Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Paraguay
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Coastal

Flowering Times

• 9-11

Fruiting Times

Evergreen glabrous or nearly glabrous scandent shrub with umbels of blue-violet flowers with gold stamens to 25mm across

Further References

• Llamas 2003
• The Plant List 2
• FP