Jaltomata athahuallapae S. Leiva & Mione |
northern Peru |
revised 16 June 2023 |
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Figure 1. In this flower of Jaltomata athahuallapae the anther on the left dehisced while the other four anthers have not yet dehisced (Mione et al. 828, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 2. In the flower on the left one anther dehisced and four are undehisced; in the flower on the right three anthers have dehisced and two have not; Jaltomata athahuallapae (Mione et al. 828, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 3. Shoot of Jaltomata athahuallapae (numbered units on the left side of the ruler are cm, Mione et al. 828, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 4. Inflorescence of Jaltomata athahuallapae (Mione et al. 828, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 5. Leaves of Jaltomata athahuallapae (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 6. Fruits of Jaltomata athahuallapae (smallest units on ruler are mm, Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 7. Marker, 14 cm long, placed on top of Jaltomata athahuallapae shrub to show location, Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione, city of Cajamarca in background . . . in the city unfortunately garbage is common near some roadsides). |
Province | Locality | elevation | habitat | date | collector (herbarium) | Data Entry |
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Cajamarca | El Molino (San Pablo) | 2320 | ladera | 22 May 1975 | A. Sagástegui A, J. Cabanillas S., O. Dios C. 8020 (US) | June 2023 |
Cajamarca | in city of Cajamarca, 07 10.013, 78 30.855 |
2,782 |
roadside | 21 Mar 2007 |
Leiva G., Mione & Yacher 3646 Mione, Leiva G. & Yacher 743 |
May 2013 |
San Marcos | Namora, 07 12.095, 78 19.537 | 2,761 |
roadside, full sun | 26 Mar 2013 |
Leiva G., Mione & Yacher 5421 Mione, Leiva G. & Yacher 828 |
May 2013 |
Cajamarca | 07 11.975, 78 25.802 | 2,751 |
roadside, habitat movie | 26 Mar 2013 |
Leiva G., Mione & Yacher 5423 Mione, Leiva G. & Yacher 830 |
May 2013 |
Bees, honey bees to my untrained eye, were visiting flowers of this species when we collected it 26 March 2013, Mione et al. 830.
Table 2. Description of Jaltomata athahuallapae.
Character | Description | Figures on this page |
Habit & Height |
Shrub 70 cm high, not leaning on other plants | |
Branches, young |
slightly anglular as seen in cross section, pubescent to villous depending on the collection, the hairs dendritic | |
older |
brown, nearly cyclindrical, not hollow, 1 - 2 cm diam | |
Leaves, size |
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shape | ||
hairs | ||
petiole | ||
Inflorescence |
to 14 flowered | |
peduncle |
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pedicel |
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Calyx when flowering |
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shape / position when flowering | ||
at fruit maturity | 17 mm diameter (Mione et al. 743) | |
hairs | ||
Corolla color |
purple ring high in tube, lacking 10 green maculae near base of corolla (Mione et al. 743) |
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shape and size |
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lobes/lobules |
I wrote "looks like no lobules with hand lens" in my field notebook (Mione et al. 743) | |
hairs
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Stamen length including anther |
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length stamens exserted beyond distal end of corolla (applicable if corolla has a well-defined tube) | ||
base expanded laterally? | ||
filaments | villous along the proximal half, the hairs unpigmented | 1, 2, 4, 10, 17 |
anther color | light yellow (Mione et al. 743) | |
anther size | ||
anther mucronate/mucronulate | ||
insertion of filament into anther | ||
anthers of a flower open simultaneously? | no | 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 17 |
pollen quantity per flower | 54,500 - 100,750 | counts by Emmett Varricchio and T.M, n = 2 flowers, collected in wild (not grown for study) |
pollen grain size | ||
corona | no | |
Stigma |
green, bilobed | 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 17, 18 |
Style |
off-white | 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 17, 18 |
Ovary |
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Ovules per ovary |
68 - 89 | n = 2 flowers collected in wild (not grown for study) |
Nectar |
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Herkogamy | ||
Protogyny | ||
Fruit color (at maturity) and size |
orange, 12-13 mm diam X 9.5 mm (oblate spheriod) | 6,7 fruits per infruct |
Seeds per fruit |
no data |
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Seed Size |
no data |
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Chromosome number |
no data |
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Growability in Connecticut, USA |
no data |
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How long does it take from flower to ripe fruit? |
no data |
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Self-Compatible? |
no data |
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Seed Germination |
no data |
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Ratio of pollen to ovules |
801 - 1,132 | n = 2 flowers collected in wild (not grown for study) |
Character | Description of Jaltomata namorae | Figures on this web page |
Figure 8. Side-view of flower of Jaltomata athahuallapae shows that the corolla tube narrows slightly from the base toward the throat (Mione et al. 828, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 9. Shrub of Jaltomata athahuallapae (14 cm long marker placed on top of Jaltomata plant to show size, Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione, city of Cajamarca in background). |
Figure 10. In this flower of Jaltomata athahuallapae the anthers on the left and right dehisced while the other two anthers have not yet dehisced (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 11. Shoot of Jaltomata athahuallapae (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione, city of Cajamarca in background). |
Figure 12. In this flower of Jaltomata athahuallapae the shape of the anther, the shape of the stigma in side view, and the shape of the sepal are easy to see (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 13. Roadside habitat. There are two plants of Jaltomata athahuallapae, the one on the left having a ruler on it, and one all the way to the right from approx 1 m of the ground to 3 m off the ground, Mione et al. 830, photo by Thomas Mione) |
Figure 14. Roadbank, habitat of Jaltomata athahuallapae. The larger leaves about 1 m higher than the ruler are the same species as the lower plant having the ruler on it. The plant that is all the way to the right in the preceding figure is shown at the center of this figure (Mione et al. 830, photo by Thomas Mione) |
Figure 15. Back of the calyx of flower of Jaltomata athahuallapae (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione). |
Figure 16. Younger stem (Mione et al. 743, photo by Thomas Mione) |
Figure 17. Flower and flower buds photo by Thomas Mione |
Figure 18. Older stem
Jaltomata athahuallapae
smallest units on higher side of ruler are mm
photo by Thomas Mione |
Figure 18. Flower and flower buds Jaltomata athahuallapae photo by Thomas Mione |
This is the kind of vehicle we rent for field work in Peru, fieldwork 2007, Thomas Mione in vehicle. |