[mod.L.: see SOLANDER.] A genus of tropical American shrubs belonging to the Solanaceæ (sub-order Atropeæ); also, a plant belonging to this genus.
1797. Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3), XVII. 597/1. The genus was first named Solandra, in honour of Dr. Solander, by Murray in the 14th edition of the Systema Vegetabilium.
1866. Treas. Bot., 1179/2. Large tubular flowers, as those of Bignonia,… Solandra, &c.
1901. Blackw. Mag., Feb., 226/1. A large solandra of great age, bearing yellowish trumpet-shaped flowers six and seven inches long.
