Jaltomata nigricolor S. Leiva & Mione |
northern Peru |
revised 2022 |
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 |
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Jaltomata nigricolor,
Described/named in: Photo by Thomas Mione of
Stigma is dark green, anthers have dehisced. |
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 | ||
Stamen length |
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filaments | ||
anther color | ||
anther size | ||
anther mucronate/mucronulate | ||
insertion of filament into anther | ||
anthers of a flower open simultaneously? | ||
pollen quantity | 22,937 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 718, count by Emmett P. Varricchio, 2012, flower collected in Peru (not grown for study) |
pollen grain size | 31.75 - 33.75 micrometers, mean 32.62 micrometers |
accession 718, June 2012 by Michael J. Tanasi, 15 grains, flowers collected in Peru |
corona | no | |
Stigma |
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Style |
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Ovary |
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Ovules per ovary |
91 (n = 1 flower) | Mione et al. 718, count by Thomas Mione, 2012, flower collected in Peru (not grown for study) |
Nectar |
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Herkogamy | ||
Protogyny | ||
Fruit color (at maturity) and size |
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Seeds per fruit |
see table below | |
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 |
252 (22,937 / 91 ovules, n = 1 flower) | |
Character | Description of Jaltomata nigricolor | Figures on this web page |
Table 2. Fruit size and seeds per fruit, encountered in the wild on 11 June of 2005
Fruit Length | Fruit Width | Seeds Per fruit |
11 | 12 | 119 |
11 | 11 to 12 | 121 |
10 | 11 to 12 | 111 |
Province |
Locality |
elevation |
habitat |
date |
collector |
data entry |
Patáz | TYPE. parked at Llacuabamba 08 02.071, 77 27.542 walked up to 08 02.347, 77 27.948 | 3475 m | full sun, space between shrubs presumably because of dry conditions | 11 June 2005 | S. Leiva G., T. Mione, L. Yacher 3348 (HAO) | March 2009 |
Patáz | parked at Llacuabamba 08 02.071, 77 27.542 walked up to 08 02.347, 77 27.948 | 3475 m | full sun, space between shrubs presumably because of dry conditions | 11 June 2005 | T. Mione, S. Leiva G., L. Yacher 718 | March 2009 |
Patáz | arriba del cementerio | 3290 m | 6 Sept 1998 | S. Leiva & J. Tarrillo 2236 (HAO) | March 2009 |
Figure 2. Stigma and style of Jaltomata nigricolor (Mione et al 718, units are mm, photographed after specimen had been in spirits for years, photo by Thomas Mione 2012). |