Figures 1 and 2. Jaltomata viridiflora visited by a rufous-tailed hummingbird. Photo by and generously contributed by Jack Lamb.

Figure 3, above. Flower of Jaltomata viridiflora. Note that corolla lobes and lobules alternate, totalling 10, and that all anthers have dehisced, and the stigma (green) is to immediate left of the dehisced anthers. Photo by Eric J. Tepe in Ecuador, Tepe 2931

Figure 4, above. Flower of Jaltomata viridiflora. Photo by Stephen Stern in Ecuador, Stern 345

Figure 5, above. Flower (all anthers have dehisced). Photo by Eric J. Tepe in Ecuador, Tepe 2931

Figure 6 Ripe fruits of Jaltomata viridiflora are orange.       Mione 458 or 459 or 460, photo by Thomas Mione in Ecuador.

The photos shown in Sagástegui A. et al. (2003, page 229) are labeled as J. viridiflora but are actually J. incahuasina.

Distribution & Habitat: Andes of Western Venezuela through Ecuador, 2,500-3,400 m.   Subparamo and disturbed habitats.

Old Method of Listing Specimens, to be converted to table above:

Venezuela . MÉRIDA: Rangel, Parte baja de la cañada de La Mucuchache, la quebrada homónima, afluente del río Chama, 3,400-3,300 m, L. Ruíz-Terán & M. Lopez-Figueiras 287 (MERF);

 

ECUADOR.
AZUAY: Nudo de Portete, pass between headwaters of the ríos Tarqui and Giron, 2,744 m, W. H. Camp E-2181 (NY);
CARCHI: common along Tulcán-El Carmelo road, 3,290 m, T. Mione & C. McQueen 458 & 459 (CONN), and direct (dirt) road between Tulcán and El Angel, 3,300 m, 460 (CONN);
Tulcán-Pun road bank, 3,260 m, Y. Mexia 7586 (K);
COTOPAXI: 12.7 km from gasoline station at N end of Pilalo, on rd to La Mana, 3,180 m, D. Spooner et al. 5091 (herbarium of T. Mione);
PICHINCHA: declive oriental del Volcán Pichincha, near summit of Cruz Loma, 3,400 m, J. A. Steyermark 52383 (NY);
NAPO: 10 km E of Papallacta on road to Baeza, 2,850 m, L. Holm-Nielsen et al. 6814 (NY);
CHIBORAZO-CAÑAR BORDER: Between Sta. Rosa and Joyagshi, 2,637 m, W. H. Camp E-4014 (NY).

Figure 7. I longitudinally ripped away part of the corolla. Note undehisced anthers (yellow), ovary with basal disk, and conspicuous corolla lobules. Ecuador. Mione 458 or 459 or 460, photo by Thomas Mione. The photo is blurry because it was taken during my first collecting trip to Latin America, when I had only a screw-on macro lens. .

Figure 8, above. Abaxial face of calyx (purple), and leaves. Photo by Eric J. Tepe in Ecuador, Tepe 2931

Figure 9, above. Unripe fruits. Photo by Eric J. Tepe in Ecuador, Tepe 2931

Figure 10. Pressed calyx, abaxial face, probably at fruit maturity, Jaltomata viridiflora, vertical units in upper right are mm, R. Castillo, R. Pineda, L. López & D. M. Spooner 1218, photo by Thomas Mione.	Figure 11. Anthers of Jaltomata viridiflora, ventral view on left, dorsal view on right. Flower from a pressed specimen was rehydrated (anthers are yellow normally). Units along bottom are mm. Spooner et al. 5020, photo by Thomas Mione.

Figure 12. Jaltomata viridiflora. This plant is in the moist forest along the dirt road at the back side of Laguna Papallacta, ca. 3200m, without collection number because collection permits didn't extend to Napo. Photo by Stacey D. Smith.

Figure 13. Jaltomata viridiflora. This plant is in the moist forest along the dirt road at the back side of Laguna Papallacta, ca. 3200 m, without collection number because collection permits didn't extend to Napo. Photo by Stacey D. Smith.

Figure 14. Jaltomata viridiflora. This plant is in the moist forest along the dirt road at the back side of Laguna Papallacta, ca. 3200 m, without collection number because collection permits didn't extend to Napo. Photo by Stacey D. Smith.

Figure 15, above.	Figure 16, above.
Figure 17, above. Photo of the Paris (type) specimen of Jaltomata viridiflora, photo by T. M. taken in April of 2004	Figure 18. isotype (LD) of Hebecladus lanceolatus Miers, photo by T. M. taken December 2004.

Figure 19. Hebecladus mollis is a synonym of Jaltomata viridiflora.