| Character | Description | Figures on this page |
Habit & Height |
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Branches, young |
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older |
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Leaves, size |
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| shape | ||
| hairs | ||
| petiole | ||
Inflorescence |
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peduncle |
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pedicel |
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Calyx at flowering |
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| at fruit maturity | ||
Corolla color |
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shape and size |
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lobes/lobules |
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hairs
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| no | dissecting microscope 2012 | |
Stamen length |
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| filaments | ||
| anther color | ||
| anther size | ||
| anther mucronate/mucronulate | ||
| anthers of a flower open simultaneously? | ||
| pollen quantity per flower | 25,500 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 602 / 603, count by Emmett P. Varricchio, 2012, flower collected in Mexico then stored in 70% ethanol |
| pollen grain size | mean 24.47 µm, range 22 - 27.25 µm |
Mione et al. 602 / 603, 15 grains, flower collected in Mexico then stored in 70% ethanol, 2012, Michael J. Tanasi |
| corona | no | |
Stigma |
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Style |
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Ovary |
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Ovules per ovary |
152 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 602 / 603, count by T. M., 2012, flower collected in Mexico then stored in 70% ethanol |
Nectar |
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| Herkogamy | ||
| Protogyny | ||
Fruit color (at maturity) and size |
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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 | 168 (25,500 / 152 ovules, n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 602 / 603, 2012, flower collected in Mexico then stored in 70% ethanol |
| Character | Description | Figures on this web page |
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| Stigma and style of Jaltomata procumbens not yet named subspecies davisii, flower collected into spirits in the wild (not from a plant grown for study) Mione & Bye 602 / 603, units are mm, photo by Thomas Mione |