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Two new Peruvian species of Jaltomata (Solanaceae, Solaneae) with red floral nectar

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Two new Jaltomata species (Solanaceae) of Peru that produce red floral nectar are described. Jaltomata neei of Department Cajamarca has 1–4 flowers per inflorescence, the campanulate corolla is green and then changes to blue, corolla lobes (5) and lobules (5) are equally prominent, a corona is lacking, five radial staminal-corolla thickenings create nectar troughs between, and the stigma is capitate. Jaltomata quipuscoae of Department Arequipa has solitary flowers, a purple, broadly crateriform, 5-lobed corolla, a corona on which nectar pools, a punctiform stigma, lacks corolla thickenings, and the mature fruit is whitish. Photographs, illustrations and tables are included that allow comparison with closely related species.

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Acknowledgments

Segundo Leiva G. drew the illustrations. We thank Michael Nee, David M. Spooner, Gregory J. Anderson, and Michael O. Dillon for review, Nathaniel T. Mione for preparation of color figures, the administration of Universidad Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Peru, and the curators of F, K, M, MO, NY, US for their loan of specimens. Support from research grants from the Connecticut University System was provided to T. M.

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Mione, T., Leiva González, S. & Yacher, L. Two new Peruvian species of Jaltomata (Solanaceae, Solaneae) with red floral nectar. Brittonia 67, 105–112 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-014-9360-2

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