Sclerophylax spinescens Miers belongs to the Solanaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Sclerophylax
Specific Epithet
spinescens
Authorship
Miers
3/12/2011
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Prostrate, succulent, flowers erect, pale pink.
3/11/2011
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Nelida Soria, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Prostrate, succulent, tissues salty, corolla slightly zygomorphic, pale purple with darker purple lines.