Jaltomata weberbaueri (Dammer) Mione. Novon 2: 383-384. 1992.
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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 Thomas Mione |
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Jaltomata weberbaueri (Dammer) Mione. For 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.
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 |
| 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 |
| Recuay | km 107 between Recuay & Pativilca | 3,300 | moist ravines | 30 Jan 1983 |
M. Dillon et al. 3174 (BH GH NY) | Jan 2007 |
| 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 |
| Character | description |
|---|---|
| Habit & Height | Described as a shrub by one collector, and as an herb in the protologue and by one collector, sometimes vining, 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 | blue-purple |
| Stamens | 25 - 30 mm long, 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 |
Taxonomic Problem:
| Province | Locality | elevation m |
habitat | date | collector | Data Entry |
| Pallasca | See notes below under "Fieldwork needed" | 3,600- 3,700 | in an area with bushes alternating with patches of grass, not common | 29 Mar 1920 | Weberbauer 7225 (this specimen might actually represent a species other than the one shown in photos above, see below). | Jan 2007 |
Fieldwork Needed: Weberbauer 7225 was the type specimen for a new subspecies, a subspecies erected by Bitter in 1924. Mione and Leiva have not been able to study the type because it was apparently destroyed in Berlin during WWII.
Macbride was apparently not sure what to do with this specimen because in 1930 he raised this subspecies to the level of species (Saracha pallascana) but then in 1962 he placed S. pallascana in synonymy with Saracha weberbaueri.
In 1924 Bitter wrote: Department of Ancash, province Pallasca, over Yungabal, in the valley of Rio Pelagatos, in an area with bushes alternating with patches of grass, not common, 3,600 - 3,700 m, 29 Mar 1920, flowering and fruiting, Weberbauer 7225. Bush to 2 m, supports itself by utilizing other bushes, flower light green but in bottom of inside blue-greenish, at bottom of stamen found two violet glands which secrete a large amount of blood-red sap. Stamens at bottom have violet hairs. Pools of nectar (5) form because structural parts in base for wells/pools. If shake, floral nectar splashes out and around, with older age more floral nectar. After pollination nectar production decreases greatly or stops. The nectar has no taste. This subspecies is distinguished by smaller leaves, shorter peduncle and pedicel, and flowers are smaller.
Were the high altitude specimens Leiva, Yacher and I collected in La Libertad, province Pataz (year 2005) conspecific with Weberbauer 7225, and together these collections actually represent a species distinct from the one shown in photos above?