The photo at left was generously provided by Segundo Leiva who obtained it from Victor Quipuscoa (Universidad San Augustin, Arequipa, Peru). It is Mione's best guess (March 2008) that the photo at left is conspecific with the specimen collected by Weigend & Förther. In other words, the photograph on the left is in no way attached to the observations that follow, observations made on specimen Weigend & H. Förther nr. 97/701.
Annual with pendant flowers (info from specimen label)
Hairs of leaves & axes not gland-tipped.
Pedicels articulated (both a pedicel and a peduncle are present as best as I can determine from one herbarium specimen).
Flowers solitary.
Corolla green without, brownish lilac within (info from specimen label)
Corolla rotate-campanulate, 5-lobed (no lobules), 33 mm across.
Anther Length: 3.4 mm. Filaments glabrous. Stamen Length: 12 mm.
Bowl-shaped layer of tissue apparently formed by the bases of the stamens.
Style widest at base and gradually narrowing toward apex.
Stigma no wider than top of style.
Nectar red (info from specimen label).
Two Jaltomata species are similar to this one; all three share copious colored nectar, a bowl-shaped structure formed by the bases of the stamens, and stigma no wider than top of style. One grows in Peru, Department La Libertad and its working name is GreenFruit&OrangeNectar. The other species (J. aspera) grows in Peru, Department Lima.