The corolla on the
left was 6 cm in
diameter before
being pressed.
Note the red-orange
nectar in the base
of the flower.
photo by Segundo
Leiva G.,
Mione, Yacher
& Leiva 626
Jaltomata weberbaueri (Dammer) Mione |
Peru |
updated 2009 |
| Link to Jaltomata homepage | 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. | Link to table of Jaltomata spp. of Ancash |
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The corolla on the Note the red-orange
photo by Segundo |
Radial corolla thickenings,
The orange-red juice at the
photo by T. Mione |
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Geographic and Altitudinal Distribution: Peru, all specimens from Department Ancash, elevation 2,800 - 3,793 m, flowering in Jan, Mar, Apr, May and June.
| Province | Locality |
elev-ation m |
habitat |
date |
collector |
Data Entry |
habit |
| see comment above | TYPE LOCALITY: Ocros | 3,400 | grupos de arbustos cerca de riachuelos | 27 Mar 1903 |
A. Weberbauer 2657 (Lectotype: MOL!; Isolectotype: G!; photo of B sheet, destroyed, F neg. 2558, WIS!) | Jan 2007 | |
| Aija | Cuchu Cuchu, entre Huamanwilca y Sequipoquian (spellings of place names?) | 3,400 | no data | 23 Apr 1983 |
C. Ochoa & A. Salas 15160 (NY) | Jan 2007 | |
| Aija | 3.5 km before Aija town, Recuay to Aija road, 9 46 19 S, 77 34 33 W | 3,793 | roadside | 14 Jun 2005 |
T. Mione, S. Leiva G. & L. Yacher 725; S. Leiva G., T. Mione & L. Yacher 3361. | Jan 2007 | shrub |
| Recuay | km 107 between Recuay & Pativilca | 3,300 | moist ravines | 30 Jan 1983 |
M. Dillon et al. 3174 (BH GH NY) | Jan 2007 | shrub to 2 m |
| Recuay | Bosque de Pararín | 2,800-3,000 | bosque | 24 May 1988 |
A. Cano 1900 (NY) | Jan 2007 | |
| Bolognesi | km 110.8 ruta Pativilca-Recuay | 3,400 | ladera entre Urtica sp. y J. bicolor | 18 Jan 1998 |
T. Mione, S. Leiva G. & L. Yacher 626; S. Leiva G., T. Mione & L. Yacher 2135 (HAO) | Jan 2007 | Leiva wrote "hierba" |
Novon 2: 383-384. 1992. Lectotypification see Mione & Granda P. (2006)
Saracha weberbaueri Dammer, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 638. 1906. Lectotype: Peru, Dept. Ancash, Ocros, 27 Mar 1903, A. Weberbauer 2657 (Lectotype: MOL!; Isolectotype G!; photo of B sheet, destroyed, F neg. 2558, WIS!). In the protologue the type locality is given as “Ocros, dep. Ancachs, prov. Cajatambo…3400 m.” On modern maps Ocros is the capital town of the province Ocros, at the south end of the department of Ancash, while province Cajatambo is at the north end of the department of Lima, just south of the department of Ancash.
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| Character | description |
|---|---|
| Habit & Height | shrub to 2 m |
| Young axes | |
| Woody axes | |
| Leaves | |
| Flowers Per Inflorescence | 1 less commonly 2 (uncommonly to 3 with one of these being a flower and two being buds) |
| Peduncle & Pedicel | |
| Calyx | |
| Corolla | campanulate to nearly rotate, purple to violet; fresh flowers 6 cm across (Mione et al. 626); when pressed cor 2 - 4.5 cm long X 4 - 5.5 cm across (or if cor split open during pressing cor to 9 cm across) |
| Corolla lobes/lobules | No lobules |
| Radial Cor Thickenings | Yes, this species shows radial corolla thickenings more conspicuously than any other (see photos) |
| Flowers remain open at night? | |
| Anther length & color | 4.5 - 5 mm, blue-purple; mucronulate |
| Stamens | hairy on proximal 1/10th to 1/5th |
| Pollen Quantity | |
| Stigma | |
| Disk around ovary | |
| Ovules per ovary | |
| Style length (hermaphroditic phase) | |
| Nectar | red-orange to orange-red |
| Herkogamy? | |
| Fruit color (at maturity) and size | 14 X 18.1 X 19.6 mm |
| Seeds | 350 seeds in one fruit! (Mione et al. 725) |
| Chromosome number |
Habit Discussion: In the protologue this species was described as an herb "herba glabra ad 2 m." Macbride (1962) wrote "herbaceous above."
Described as a shrub by one collector, and as an herb in the protologue and by one collector, sometimes vining, to 2 m