Title
Four new non-spiny Solanum (Solanaceae) species from South America
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Pensoft Publishers
Abstract
Four new species of "non-spiny" Solanum from South America are described. Solanum longifilamentum Särkinen & P.Gonzáles, sp. nov. (Morelloid clade) is widespread from Ecuador to Bolivia and is most similar to S. macrotonum Dunal from Central and northern South America. Solanum antisuyo Särkinen & S.Knapp, sp. nov. (Morelloid clade) is found on the eastern Andean slopes in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia and is most similar to the widespread lower elevation species S. polytrichostylum Bitter. Solanum arenicola Särkinen & P.Gonzáles, sp. nov. (Morelloid clade) is found in low elevation habitats on the eastern Andean slopes and in Amazonia of Peru and Bolivia and is most similar to the higher elevation species S. aloysiifolium Dunal of Bolivia and Argentina. Solanum mariae Särkinen & S.Knapp, sp. nov. (Potato clade) is endemic to Cajamarca Department in Peru, and is most similar to the widespread S. caripense Dunal. Complete descriptions, distributions and preliminary conservation assessments of all new species are given.
Start page
39
End page
64
Volume
44
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geografía social, Geografía económica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84927673279
Source
PhytoKeys
ISSN of the container
13142011
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