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Jaltomata (Solanaceae) of Cajamarca, Peru
Thomas Mione, Segundo Leiva G. & Leon Yacher
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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.

Flower	species habit and plant height Mione #	Distribution Altitude	Hairs	Fl Per Inflor	Corolla form Corolla size (mm)	Radial corolla thick-enings?	Corolla color Nectar Color	Corolla: 2 green maculate flank the radial veinto tip of each lobe?	Corolla lobules	Anther Size mm (undehisced, pickled in Peru)	Months in flower
	paneroi shrub 533, 705	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca 3200 - 3550 m	Densely hairy: finger, forked and dendritic, never gland-tipped	3 - 4 (-6)	campanulate with a revolute limb; 23-25 broad at mouth X 5-10 long (deep)	yes, evident in photo	green nectar red	no	Lobules short (wider than long), not notched	not mucronate	June, July
	alviteziana suffrutescent to shrub not seen by Mione Leiva 2412	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca 2960 m		2(-3)		no data	nectar red				Feb
	unpublished shrub to 1.3 m Leiva 2370/Mione 669	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, Province San Miguel 2840 m	young axes pilose, finger, forked and dendritic, not gland-tipped; older axes sparsely pubescent	3 - 5	campanulate-tubular with a broad nearly flat limb; 25 - 28 mm broad at limb X about 10 long (deep)	yes	green nectar red	no	Lobules as long as wide, notched	3.32 mm long X 2.06 mm wide, not mucronate	June
	leivae suffrutescent or shrub, to 2.5 m across when leaning on other vegetation Mione 660	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, prov Contumazá 2,560 - 2,650 m	young axes glabrate with finger or branchlet hairs, woody stems glabrous	(1-) 2 (-3)	urceolate with a revolute limb; 14 broad at mouth, 10 broad at base X 7 - 9 long (deep)	yes	the limb blue-violet, the tube red-violet nectar red		lobules short	not mucronate	Apr, May, Jun
	contumacensis leaning shrub 0.7 to 4 m high Mione 656, probably also Mione 745	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, prov Contumazá 2,530 - 3,000 m	young axes lanate to glabrate with mostly branchlet hairs and some interspersed finger hairs; woody stems glabrous	2 (-3)	urceolate-tubular with a broad nearly flat (slightly recurved) limb; (16--) 18-19 broad at the limb X12 long (deep)	yes, slightly	green nectar clear or orange*		Lobules triangular, conspicuous in photo	sometimes mucronulate	Jan, Mar, Apr, Jun
	sanchez-vegae shrub to 1.4 m high Mione: 647 (photo at right), 715, 742 (photo at left)	Peru, Departments Cajamarca and La Libertad 3000 - 3300 m	gland-tipped finger hairs	1 - 2	urceolate-tubular with a recurved limb 11 mm across at base, the limb 17 mm broad X 12 long (deep)	yes	green with a purple base nectar clear or orange*	no	Lobules present, (evident in photo), triangular, slightly longer than wide or as long as wide.	2.7 - 3.5 mm long X 1.3 - 1.8 mm wide mucronulate	Nov, Dec, Jan, Mar, Apr, June
	*yacheri* suffrutescent to 1 m high Mione 670, Mione 737	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Hualgayoc 3460 m	young axes pilose, woody stems glabrous	2- to 3- (4 incl buds)	urceolate with a reflexed to revolute limb tube 8 - 13 mm long, base 10-12 mm diameter	yes	bright blue-purple nectar clear	no	Lobules present (evident in photo) triangular	not mucronate	March, June
	new sp.? or new var/subsp. of yacheri? shrub 1.5 - 2 m high Mione 749	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Cajamarca 3060 m	young axes with dense covering of dendritic hairs at least many of which are gland-tipped	2 - 3	urceolate with a reflexed to revolute limb tube 13 mm long, base 9 mm diameter	yes	blue face on (left), purple longiview (right) nectar clear	no	Lobules present (evident in photo) triangular	3.7 X 2.05 not mucronate	March
Flower	species habit and plant height Mione #	Distribution Altitude	Hairs	Fl Per Inflor	Corolla form Corolla size (mm)	Radial corolla thick- enings?	Corolla color Nectar Color	Corolla: 2 green maculate flank the radial veinto tip of each lobe?	Corolla lobules	Anther Size mm (undehisced, pickled in Peru)	Months in flower
	salpoensis shrub to 60 cm Mione: 639, 706, 738	Peru: Depts La Libertad, Cajamarca, Amazonas 2963 - 3750 m	glabrous	2 - 4	crateriform	no	white nectar clear	yes on 706 and 738, not mentioned in protologue	no
	lezamae shrub to 60 cm Mione: 581, 582, 655, 661, 754, 794	Peru, Depts Cajamarca & La Libertad 2000 - 2709 m	young axes densely pubescent, all the hairs gland-tipped	2 - 4	broadly infundibular	no	white nectar clear	no	yes (evident in photo)		Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Dec	calyx hairless, mature fruits green!
	shrub to 1.2 m high Mione 744 (Leiva 3647)	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, prov. Cajamarca 3060 m	woody stems glabrous	3 - 6	broadly infundibular to rotate, __-__ mm across	no	white with a purple ring (showing) nectar clear	yes	yes: lobules conspicuous (evident in photo)		Mar
	oppositifolia shrub to 1.2 m high Mione 674	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, prov. Chota 2250 - 3090 m	woody stems glabrous	2- (3 incl buds)	broadly infundibular to rotate, 12-13 mm across	no	white nectar clear	yes	yes: lobules conspicuous (evident in photo)	not mucronate	Mar, May, Jun, Aug
	chotanae shrub Mione 673, 731, 732, 734	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, prov. Chota 2000 - 2270 m				no	white or very nearly white nectar clear	yes	yes	not mucronate
	sinuosa shrub in Cajamarca: 534, 668, 672, 677, 733, 736	widespread in the Andes	dense covering of gland-tipped finger hairs of varying lengths
Flower	species habit and plant height Mione #	Distribution Altitude	Hairs	Fl Per Inflor	Corolla form Corolla size (mm)	Radial corolla thickenings?	Corolla color Nectar Color	Corolla: 2 green maculate flank the radial veinto tip of each lobe?	Corolla lobules?	Anther Length mm	Months in flower
	cajamarca shrub to 1m 537, 653, 757	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Contumazá altitude	young stems with both dendritic and finger hairs, older axes glabrate	to 17	short tubular with a rotate limb limb 16-22 diam, the tube 3 long by 5 diam	no	violet to white ring of purple at meeting of tube & limb nectar clear	No	yes (evident in photo)	not mucronate	March through June
	undescribed shrub 675 (Leiva 2379)	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Chota, 6 31 55 S, 79 05 07 W 3,560 m	young stems very sparsely pubescent, erect whitish finger hairs not gland tipped	to 13	short tubular with a rotate limb	no	off-white to white ring of purple at meeting of tube & limb nectar clear	yes	yes (evident in photo at right)	1.77 mm long X 1.53 wide not mucronate	June
	lanata shrub to 1.2 m 665, 666, 741	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province San Pablo 1850 -2400 m	young stems sericeous to lanate, the finger hairs not gland-tipped	to 13 incl buds	short tubular with a rotate limb limb 7 - 11 diam, the tube 2 long by 3.8 diam	no	whitish purple to pale purple, ring of purple at meeting of tube & limb nectar clear	yes	no lobules	not mucronate	Apr through June
	sagastegui shrub to 1 m 536, 654, 755, 756	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Contumazá 2500 m	young stems dendritic, rarely forked or finger	to 12	short-tubular with a rotate limb limb 11-14 diam, tube 4-5 long, 4.5 - 5 diam	no	white nectar clear	yes	lobules inconspicuous to absent	not mucronate	March, June
	unpublished: parviflora shrub to 70 cm 667 (Leiva 2368), 739	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province San Miguel 2470 m	glabrescent (Leiva's notes)	2-4 (Leiva's notes)	short-tubular with a finally rotate limb	no	cream-whitish nectar clear	yes	no lobules	1.19 long X 1.11 wide anthers sometimes mucronulate	Apr, Jun
	unpublished Mione 743 shrub to 70 cm Mione 743 (Leiva 3646)	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Cajamarca 2782 m		5 - 9	short-tubular with a finally recurved limb	no	nectar clear	No	no lobules	not mucronate	March
	unpublished: glomeriflora shrub to 70 cm 662, 752, 753	Peru, Dept. Cajamarca, province Contumazá	lanate on young stems, the finger hairs sometimes gland-tipped	to about 16	short-tubular with a rotate to revolute limb. limb 7 - 10 mm diam, tube 2.5 - 3 mm long, base of tube 4 mm diam	no	very pale violet with ring of purple at meeting of tube & limb presumably clear	no (752), yes (753)	lobules present but small	not mucronate	March, April, June
	auriculata	Venezuela to Bolivia 900 - 1860 m					white nectar clear				Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Nov, Dec
	repandidentata herb see list of J. rep. specimens studied	widespread in Latin America usually below 1200 m			rotate

* corolla transparent, so nectar can be seen through corolla wall
Lobules - lobules alternate with corolla lobes when present. In the photos above lobules are clearly evident in J. contumacensis. Flowers that were stored in 70% ethanol when collected were used to check lobules.
Radial Corolla Thickenings - where present, these extend from base of stamen to sinus or lobule of corolla. In the photos above these are evident in J. paneroi.

Photos of J. sinuosa shown above were not taken in Department Cajamarca: they are of collection Mione 650 photographed in the CCSU greenhouse, plants grown from seed collected in Peru, Dept. La Libertad.

Literature Cited
Geographic Distribution of the genus Jaltomata
Description of the genus Jaltomata

Acknowledgements: T. Mione thanks Segundo Leiva G. and Leon Yacher for their collaboration. David Spooner sent me his specimens. Gregory J. Anderson and Gabriel Bernardello provided an environment conducive to the birth of this project.