A new Jaltomata (Solanaceae) of department Cajamarca, Peru
Thomas Mione, Segundo Leiva G. & Leon Yacher
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Central Connecticut State University, Biology Department, Copernicus Hall, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06050-4010, United States of America.

Leiva 3646 (Mione 743) was discovered 21 Mar 2007, by Segundo Leiva G., T. Mione and Leon Yacher, in the city of Cajamarca, at 07 10.013, 78 30.855, 2782 m of elevation. Shrub 70 cm high, not leaning on other plants, stems not hollow. Up to 9 flowers per inflor including buds. . Lower half of filament hairy. Undeh anthers light yellow. Corolla lacks lobules. Ripe fr orange, 12 - 13 mm diam, X 9.5 mm, an oblate spheroid, 6,7 fruits per infruct. Calyx diam at fr maturity: 17 mm.