Jaltomata bernardelloana S. Leiva & Mione |
Peru |
revised Aug 2023 |
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The information on this page may be cited as a communication with Segundo Leiva G., Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Av. América Sur 3145, Casilla postal 1075, Trujillo, Peru, and professor Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University, Biology Department, Copernicus Hall, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050-4010 USA |
Arnaldoa 5(2):179-192. 1998 |
Link to Jaltomata of La Libertad, Peru |
Link to edible Jaltomata |
Discovered by Segundo Leiva G. |
Named to honor Dr. Gabriel Bernardello |
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Mione & S. Leiva 640 Figure 1. |
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Figure 2. Mione & S. Leiva 640 |
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Figure 3.
Inflorescence Note branching of inflorescence
Mione & S. Leiva 640 |
| Character | Description | Figures on this page |
Habit & Height |
shrub 1 - 2 (-5) m | |
Branches, young |
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older |
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Leaves, size |
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| shape | ||
| hairs | ||
| petiole | ||
Inflorescence |
6-12 (-18) | |
peduncle |
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pedicel |
4 | |
Calyx at flowering |
4 | |
| shape / position when flowering | lobes reflexed | 1, 4 |
| at fruit maturity | ||
Corolla color |
purple | |
shape and size |
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lobes/lobules |
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hairs
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| no | dissecting microscope Aug 2012 | |
Stamen length including anther |
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| length stamens exserted beyond distal end of corolla (applicable if corolla has a well-defined tube) | approximately 2 to 3 mm in the photo in protologue; 0 in the photos I took in Peru and in the illustration in the protologue. | |
| filaments | ||
| anther color | (we forgot to include in protologue) | |
| anther size | ||
| anther mucronate/mucronulate | ||
| anthers of a flower open simultaneously? | ||
| pollen quantity per flower | 104,500 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 640, count by Emmett P. Varricchio, 2012, flower collected in wild (not grown for study) |
| pollen grain size | diameter (polar view): mean 29.975 µm, range 27.5 - 35 µm |
n = 50 grains, stained in cotton blue in lactophenol, anthers stored in 70% ethanol prior, by Alison L. Grissom, 2008, Mione et al. 640, flower collected in wild (not grown for study) |
| corona | no | |
Stigma |
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Style |
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Ovary |
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Ovules per ovary |
114 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 640, count by T. M., 2012, flower collected in Peru (not grown for study) |
Nectar |
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| Herkogamy | ||
| Protogyny | ||
Fruit color (at maturity) and size |
orange | 2 |
Seeds per fruit |
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Seed Size |
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Chromosome number |
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Growability in Connecticut, USA |
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How long does it take from flower to ripe fruit? |
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Self-Compatible? |
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Seed Germination |
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| Ratio of Pollen to Ovules | 917 (104,500 / 114 ovules) | Mione et al. 640, 2012, flower collected in Peru (not grown for study) |
| Character | Description of Jaltomata bernardelloana | Figures on this web page |
Geographic & Altitudinal Distribution: Peru, Department La Libertad, province Otuzco, 2,780 - 3,320 m, flowering in March, May and June.
| Locality | elevation m |
habitat |
date |
collector (herbarium) | Data Entry |
| Abajo de Shitahuara (oeste de Salpo) | 3,000 |
entre arbustos de Verbesina | 11 Jun 1992 |
S. Leiva G. et al. 578 (F) | Jan 2007 |
| Abajo de San Miguel (ruta a Samne) | 2,900 |
Apoyante sobre Prunus serotina | 27 May 1993 |
S. Leiva G. et al. 745 (F HAO MO NY) | Jan 2007 |
| Abajo de Shitahuara (alrededor de Salpo) | 3,050 |
Ladera de abundantes arbustos | 15 Jun 1993 |
S. Leiva G. 786 (HAO) | Jan 2007 |
| Arriba de El Horcón (Ruta Salpo - Samne) | 3,100 |
Borde de acequia entre Prunus, Alnus | 8-I-1994 |
S. Leiva G. et al. 988 | Jan 2007 |
| Abajo de Shitahuara (al norte de Salpo) | 3,320 |
Ladera, entre Rubus, Calceolaria, Salvia | 13 Jun 1994 |
S. Leiva G. et al. 1190 (HAO, K) | Jan 2007 |
| El Escalón (al oeste de Salpo) | 3,050 |
Entre arbustos de Franseria, Rubus | 13 Jun 1994 |
S. Leiva G. et al. 1149 (HAO) | Jan 2007 |
| Alrededores de Piedra Gorda (ruta Salpo - Samne) | 2,780 |
borde de carretera entre arbustos | 13 Mar 1995 |
S. Leiva G. 1698 (HAO) | Jan 2007 |
| abajo de San Miguel (ruta Salpo - Samne) | 3,070 |
riachuelo, entre Prunus serotina y Alunus | 11 May 1997 |
S. Leiva G. 1980 (F, HAO, US) | Jan 2007 |
| Distrito Salpo, route from Salpo to Samne, 8 01 00 S, 78 33 40 W | 3,070 |
remnant of vegetation along stream, surrounded by agriculature | 11 Jun 1999 |
T. Mione, S. Leiva G. & L. Yacher 640 (US) | Jan 2007 |
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| Figure 4a. Jaltomata bernardelloana flower bud (Mione et al. 640, units vertically along left are mm). | Figure 4b. Jaltomata bernardelloana flower bud at a slightly different focal plane (Mione et al. 640, units vertically along left are mm). |
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| Figure 5. Stigma and style of Jaltomata bernardelloana. Units along bottom are mm. Mione et al. 640; photo by Thomas Mione, August 2012, after flower had been stored in spirits for years. |