Solanum tepuiense is a plant species native to Venezuela. It is known from one collection, from a low-elevation sandstone flat-topped mountain named Sororopán-Tepuí, near the Gran Sabana Region in the State of Bolívar in the eastern part of the country.[1][2]

Solanum tepuiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. tepuiense
Binomial name
Solanum tepuiense
S. Knapp

Solanum tepuiense is a shrub up to 2.5 m tall. Leaves are elliptic, thick and leathery, green and shiny on the upper surface, a few small hairs on the underside; blade up to 14 cm long. Inflorescences are opposite the leaves, each with 10-14 flowers. Flowers are white, about 20 mm in diameter. Fruit is a dry berry about 1.5 cm in diameter. Seeds are reddish-brown, flattened and kidney-shaped.[1][3][4][5]

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