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Solandra longiflora Tussac

Family Name:	Solanaceae
Common Name:	Chalice Vine, Trumpet Plant

Full Sun

Semi Shade

Little Water

Moderate Water

Coastal Plant

Fragrant Plant

Ornamental Flowers

Drought Tolerant

Climber

Shrub

Solandra longiflora, flowering plants, grown trailing over rock

Solandra longiflora, showing wilted flowers

Solandra longiflora, closeup view of flower corolla

Solandra longiflora, closeup view of flower's corolla and floral parts

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Climber, Shrub
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Maximum Height	3.5 m to 5.0 m
Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width	6.0 m to 9.0 m

Biogeography

Native Distribution	Cuba, Hispaniola
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical

Description and Ethnobotany

Others - Plant Morphology	Shrubby woody climber, or scandent shrub, 3.5 - 5.0m height, up to 9.0m spread. Leaves glossy, leathery. Flowers solitary, funnel-shaped, large (up to 25cm-30cm long and 10cm wide at mouth), corolla recurved and 5-lobed, 5 dark veins inside calyx tube, open light or creamy yellow, age to medium yellow, especially fragrant at night. Fruit globose berry, rarely produced in cultivation.Large and heavy plant, requires space and sturdy support. Grown for showy flowers, can be used to cover large trellises, or trained over garages and building walls. Suitable for planting in containers. Hold back watering for established plants to encourage better blooming. Tolerates salt spray and saline soils, suitable for coastal planting. Propagate by stem cuttings. All parts of plant contain toxic alkaloids.Genus 'Solandra' named after Daniel Carl Solander, 18th century Swedish botanist who travelled with Captain James Cook, and collected more than 1000 new plant species from around the world.

Others - Plant Morphology

Shrubby woody climber, or scandent shrub, 3.5 - 5.0m height, up to 9.0m spread. Leaves glossy, leathery. Flowers solitary, funnel-shaped, large (up to 25cm-30cm long and 10cm wide at mouth), corolla recurved and 5-lobed, 5 dark veins inside calyx tube, open light or creamy yellow, age to medium yellow, especially fragrant at night. Fruit globose berry, rarely produced in cultivation.Large and heavy plant, requires space and sturdy support. Grown for showy flowers, can be used to cover large trellises, or trained over garages and building walls. Suitable for planting in containers. Hold back watering for established plants to encourage better blooming. Tolerates salt spray and saline soils, suitable for coastal planting. Propagate by stem cuttings. All parts of plant contain toxic alkaloids.Genus 'Solandra' named after Daniel Carl Solander, 18th century Swedish botanist who travelled with Captain James Cook, and collected more than 1000 new plant species from around the world.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers, Fragrant (Flowers) (Night, Day)
Landscape Uses	General, Vertical Greenery / Green Wall, Container Planting, Coastal
Thematic Landscaping	Golden Garden, Moonlight Garden, Fragrant / Aromatherapy Garden, Naturalistic Garden

SGMP Treatment
Usage Hazard - Cons	Toxic Upon Ingestion
Usage Hazard - Cons Remarks	All parts of plant are toxic if ingested. Contain alkaloids like solanine and solanidine. Can cause headache, incoordination, excitability, stomach pain, lowered temperature, dilated pupils, paralysis, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, respiratory depression; may be fatal.

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Semi-Shade, Full Sun, [Remarks] (To improve blooming quanity and quality, hold back water for established plant.)
Water Preference	Moderate Water, Little Water, [Remarks] (To improve blooming quanity and quality, hold back water for established plant.)
Rootzone Tolerance	Well-Drained Soils, Saline Soils / Salt Spray, Drought Tolerant

Maintenance Requirements	Moderate
Propagation Method	Stem Cutting

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Mature Foliage Texture(s)	Smooth, Glossy / Shiny, Leathery, Thick

Foliar Type	Simple / Unifoliate
Foliar Shape(s)	Non-Palm Foliage (Obovate, Elliptical)
Foliar Venation	Pinnate / Net
Foliar Margin	Entire
Foliar Apex - Tip	Acute
Foliar Base	Cuneate
Typical Foliar Area	Microphyll ( 2.25cm2 - 20.25 cm2 )

Non - Foliar and Storage

Trunk Type (Non Palm)	Woody
Root Type	Underground (Fibrous Root)

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	Cream / Off-White, White, Yellow / Golden
Flower Symmetry	Radial

Individual Flower Shape	Funnelform / Funnel-shaped
Flower Size - Remarks	Large, up to 30cm long & 10cm across at mouth.
Flowering Period	Hot & Dry Period
Flowering Habit	Polycarpic
Inflorescence Size Remarks	Opens creamy or light yellow. Matures to medium yellow.

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Fleshy Fruit , Berry

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Master ID	206
Species ID	1502
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Species record last updated on: 27 September 2021.