species: Solandra maxima
common name: cup-of-gold, golden chalice
family: Solanaceae
where & when encountered: Monterey, CA - 2015
Solandra - it sounds like a solar energy company,
but is actually a genus in the Solanaceae family, native to Latin
America. I found these amazing flowers, also called cup-of-gold,
trellised along the side of California's First Theater in Monterey.
Nice name, cup of gold.
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