Plant ID help please

[Joe]

 

This plant is growing in one of the city parks here on Gran Canaria. Solanum family? I don't think it is native to the Canary Islands. Had a look on the local flora

website but couldn't see Solanum with such broad leaves.

 

 

Thanks

 

Joe

 

 

 

 

   

[Phil Crean]

10 minutes ago, Joe said:

 

This plant is growing in one of the city parks here on Gran Canaria. Solanum family? I don't think it is native to the Canary Islands. Had a look on the local flora

website but couldn't see Solanum with such broad leaves.

 

 

Thanks

 

Joe

 

 

 

 

   

 

Maybe Solanum vespertilio in the Bramwell book, Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands shows an image with fairly broad leaf.

Phil

[Joe]

Thanks, Phil. The Solanum vespertilio flower seems to have a hook shaped Stigma, unlike this one. 

 

 

Thanks

 

Joe

[Phil Crean]

2 hours ago, Joe said:

Thanks, Phil. The Solanum vespertilio flower seems to have a hook shaped Stigma, unlike this one. 

 

 

Thanks

 

Joe

True...didn't notice that.

Maybe you've found a new sub-species😁 You could pick the name!

 

Are there any local botanical pages on facebook? Maybe they could help...

 

Phil

[Joe]

4 hours ago, Phil Crean said:

True...didn't notice that.

Maybe you've found a new sub-species😁 You could pick the name!

 

Are there any local botanical pages on facebook? Maybe they could help...

 

Phil

   

Solanum Pandemii?

 

I'll ask one of the gardeners next time I´m passing

 

 

Joe

[Chris Burrows]

Not a lot of help but I do not think this is a Solanum; the anthers do not look right to me for Solanum.

[Chris Burrows]

Possibly Wigandia urens?

[Joe]

Thanks, Chris. Definitely looks more like Wigandia than Solanum. Much appreciated.

 

 

Joe