Jaltomata

Schlechtendal

Index Seminum (Halle) 1838: 8. 1838.

Etymology: Possibly Jaltomate, name of a small pueblo in Zacatecas, Mexico
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.
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Herbs, perennial, [shrubs], glabrous [densely pubescent], roots tuberous [lacking expanded root]. Stems erect to procumbent, branched. Leaves alternate. Inflorescences axillary, umbellate. Flowers 5-merous; calyx rotate, stellate, deeply incised, lobes accrescent, triangular [narrowly triangular or obtuse], flaring, planar, or reflexed [bowl-shaped] in fruit; corolla pale green [green, whitish, bluish, blue-purple, purple, sometimes red at base], radial, rotate, 5-lobed or lobes alternating with lobules and then totaling 10 [crateriform, broadly campanulate, tubular, urceolate]; stamens inserted at base of corolla tube, equal; anthers ventrifixed [basifixed], ovate [lanceolate], dehiscing by longitudinal slits; ovary 2-carpellate; style slender; stigma capitate [truncate, style narrowing from thicker base]. Fruits berries, subspheric, juicy. Seeds ovate to reniform. x = 12.

Distribution

Arizona, Mexico, West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Central America, South America.

Discussion

Species ca. 60 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

... more about "Jaltomata"
Thomas Mione +
Schlechtendal +
Arizona +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba +, Hispaniola +, Jamaica +, Puerto Rico) +, Central America +  and South America. +
Possibly Jaltomate, name of a small pueblo in Zacatecas, Mexico +
Index Seminum (Halle) +
Jaltomata +
Solanaceae +