Fruits of Jaltomata (Solanaceae)
Link to Jaltomata home page |
The information on this page may be cited as a communication with professor Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University, Biology Department, Copernicus Hall, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06050-4010, United States of America. |
Description of the genus Jaltomata |
Geographic Distribution of the genus Jaltomata |
| Orange fruits | many species of the Andes and the single species of the Galápagos Islands |
| Black/dark purple fruits | species ranging from Arizona, USA to Bolivia |
| Green fruits (at fruit maturity) | two species of Mexico and one to three distantly related species in Peru |
| Red fruits | some species of the Andes and the single species of the Greater Antilles |
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The orange fruits shown are from collection Mione 707, not yet named. Photo by Mione.
The black fruits shown are those of J. repandidentata grown in Connecticut. Photo by Mione.
The green fruits shown are from J. chihuahuensis, scanned from a slide generously provided by Rober Bye. Photo by R. Bye
The red fruits shown are from J. auriculata, plant grown in Connecticut from seed generously provided by R. Lester (BIRM S. 1596) and passed on to me by Dick Olmstead, grown as Mione 450, original collection Plowman 4449. Photo by Mione.