Jaltomata "truxillana" unpublished
Link to Jaltomata species of the
Peruvian lomas habitat
Link to Jaltomata species of Department La Libertad, Peru

This species is know only from one small mountain, Cerro Campana, on the coast of Department La Libertad, Peru.

Left: Corolla short-tubular with 10 green maculae in the corolla tube. Photo by Segundo Leiva G. (Leiva 2880)

 

Lower Left: Photo by Segundo Leiva G. (Leiva 2880)

Below: Note ruler (probably 10 to 12 cm long) in branch of living but dormant Jaltomata "truxillana" photographed during the dry season June 1999. On this plant one could see living buds. Photo by T. Mione (Mione and Leiva 652).

 

Fewer than 40 plants of this species exist, all on one small mountain, Cerro Campana (Peru, Dept Trujillo, province Trujillo).
Altitude: 660 - 780 m.
Soil pH 6.7 at plants (measured late August 2007, associated with plant collection Mione, Leiva & Zapata 759)
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, CT 06050-4010
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