Definition of Solandra

1. Noun. Shrubby climbers of tropical America.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Solandra

Sogdiana
Sogdians
Soho
Sohval-Soffer syndrome
Soissons
Sojourner Truth
Sokalian
Sokoban
Sokoke
Sokoro
Sokratis
Sol. Song
Sol Hurok
Sol III
Sol Rojo
Solandra (current term)
Solandra guttata
Solanopteris
Solanopteris bifrons
Solanum aviculare
Solanum burbankii
Solanum carolinense
Solanum commersonii
Solanum crispum
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solanum giganteum
Solanum jamesii
Solanum jasmoides
Solanum macranthum

Literary usage of Solandra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Botany for Ladies Or, a Popular Introduction to the Natural System of Plants by Loudon (Jane), Jane Wells Loudon (1842)
"... HENBANE ; DATURA ; BRUG- MANSIA ; Solandra J VERBASCUM J CELSIA ; NOLANA ; ETC. ... Solandra ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1849)
"A recent inquiry into the different species of Solandra, with the view of determining the true limits of that genus, has convinced me that a considerable ..."

3. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"vinced me that a considerable difference of structure exists between Solandra grandiflora and S. viridiflora; upon comparing these carefully, we cannot fail ..."

4. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"The tannin-sacs above mentioned are stated to resemble those of the Leguminosae and have been recorded by Pistone in the stem and root of Solandra ..."

5. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1818)
"Solandra VIR ID I FLO Ri. GREEN-FLOWERED Solandra. Class and Order. ... should * The other species may be characterized as follows : Solandra grandiflora ..."

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