Showy Chalice Vine
Solandra grandiflora
Also known as Cup Of Gold
- Habit
- Liana
- Native to
- Tropical America
How to identify Showy Chalice Vine
Identify Showy Chalice Vine by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm it sits within the Solanaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Showy Chalice Vine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Solandra grandiflora
- Genus
- Solandra
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Native to
- Tropical America
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Solanaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Showy Chalice Vine itself; the rest are typical of the Solanaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Showy Chalice Vine
Showy Chalice Vine (Solandra grandiflora) belongs to the Solanaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. It is native to Tropical America.
Solanaceae
Nightshade/Tomato family
Showy Chalice Vine belongs to the Solanaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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