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Solanum wendlandii

Solanum wendlandii

9.9
A climbing plant with hooklike spines and large lilac-blue flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Solanum wendlandii
  • The Solanum wendlandii produces stunning clusters of lilac-blue flowers in the summer months.

Examples

  • Beware of the hooklike spines when pruning Solanum wendlandii in your tropical garden.

  • Gardeners often train Solanum wendlandii to cover fences or trellises for its ornamental value.

  • The Solanum wendlandii is known for its striking flowers.

  • Have you seen the Solanum wendlandii in bloom?

  • Beware of the hooklike spines when pruning Solanum wendlandii in your tropical garden.

  • Gardeners often train Solanum wendlandii to cover fences or trellises because of its beautiful flowers.

  • The Solanum wendlandii produces large lilac-blue flowers that attract various pollinators.

Synonyms

giant potato creeper
vsSolanum wendlandii
9.9

A vine from Costa Rica with large purple-blue flowers and hook-shaped spines

emphasizes its climbing habit rather than only describing the plant generally

Surface Forms

Solanum wendlandii singular
Solanums wendlandii plural
Solanum wendlandis singular

Morphology

Solanum + wendlandii

This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet) used as a scientific name, so the parts are taxonomic labels rather than lexical items that describe observable features. A B1 learner who knows 'Solanum' only gains the clue that it is a plant genus, while 'wendlandii' is an eponymic/non-lexical epithet and gives no information about being a climbing vine, spines, flower color, or origin; therefore the full meaning cannot be derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Solanum wendlandii likely gets its name from the genus Solanum, the 'nightshade' group, and from the surname Wendland, an 1800s plant collector who first described this vine. So the name points to this specific climbing plant with hooklike spines and large lilac-blue flowers.