Solandra grandiflora
Showy Chalicevine
Also known as: Datura sarmentosa Lam. +14 more
- Datura sarmentosa Lam.
- Datura scandens Vell.
- Solandra grandiflora Salisb.
- Solandra grandiflora var. nitida (Zuccagni) Voss
- Solandra hirsuta Dunal
- Solandra minor Griseb.
- Solandra nitida Zuccagni
- Solandra pubescens Jacob-Makoy
- Solandra scandens (Vell.) Toledo
- Solandra scandens (Vell.) Willd. ex Sendtn.
- Solandra scandens Willd.
- Swartsia grandiflora (Sw.) J.F.Gmel.
- Swartsia nitida (Zuccagni) Standl.
- Swartzia grandiflora J.F.Gmel.
- Swartzia nitida (Zuccagni) Standl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Solanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.
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Solandra grandiflora (commonly known as Showy Chalicevine) is an epiphytic plant within the Solanaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Caroline Is., Ecuador, Morocco, Rwanda, Zaïre