The Jaltomata (Solanaceae) of Peru south of department Lima
revised 28 July 2015
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, CT 06050-4010 USA, and
Segundo Leiva G., Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Av. América Sur 3145, Casilla postal 1075, Trujillo, Peru
Literature Cited

photos by Thomas Mione unless indicated otherwise
species
In which Departments of Peru south of Lima is the species known to grow?
Comments


Jaltomata quipuscoae
Arequipa
  • herbaceous
  • in danger of extinction
  • photo by Victor Quipuscoa
Jaltomata atiquipa
Arequipa
  • shrub
  • coastal lomas, receives its moisture from fog
  • differs from J. diversa by having a peduncle
  • the photo at left is by Segundo Leiva G.
Jaltomata auriculata
Cuzco
  • herbaceous
  • white corolla
  • lower elevation
  • red berries
Jaltomata bicolor

Moquegua

  • shrub
  • common further north, for example in Department Lima, rare in southern Peru
  • the photo at left is of a collection made in Department Moquegua, photo by Victor Quipuscoa S.

 
Jaltomata diversa
Apurimac

Arequipa

Ayacucho

Cuzco
  • shrub
  • flowers small
  • no peduncle
Jaltomata herrerae

J. dilloniana S. Leiva

Apurimac

Cuzco

Huancavelica
  • shrub
  • nectar red
  • photo taken at type locality
Jaltomata
spooneri

Puno

Cuzco
  • shrub
  • lacks red/orange nectar
  • common
  • berries are eaten

Jaltomata
repandidentata
Cuzco
  • herbaceous
  • anthers of each flower vary in size
  • filaments curved to sigmoid
  • style curved
  • fruit black/purple
  • a few hundred meters of elevation
Jaltomata sinuosa
Widespread, see sinuosa's web page
  • shrub
  • flowers become rotate when fully open, infundibular until fully open
  • common
photos by Thomas Mione unless indicated otherwise
species
In which Departments of Peru south of Lima is the species known to grow?
Comments