Jaltomata cuyasensis
| Jaltomata cuyasensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
| Tribe: | Solaneae |
| Genus: | Jaltomata |
| Species: | J. cuyasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Jaltomata cuyasensis S. Leiva & Mione | |
Jaltomata cuyasensis is a plant species native to Peru. It grows on rocky hillsides at elevations less than 1800 m.[1]
Jaltomata cuyasensis is a shrub up to 150 cm tall. Flowers are pale green with green and lavender markings. Fruits are bright orange at maturity.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
- ↑ Mione, T., S. Leiva V., & L. Yacher. 2000. Three new species of Jaltomata (Solanaceae) from Peru. Novon 10: 53-59.
- ↑ McBride, J.F. 1964. Solanaceae. Field Museum of National History, Botanical Series 13, part V-B, no 1.
- ↑ Jaltomata Schlechtendal (Solanaceae), Professor Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University
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