Jaltomata antillana

Jaltomata antillana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Jaltomata
Species:
J. antillana
Binomial name
Jaltomata antillana
(Krug & Urb.) D'Arcy
Synonyms[1]

Saracha antillana Krug & Urb.

Jaltomata antillana, the Antilles false holly,[2] is a plant species native to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico.[3][4]

Jaltomata antillana is an herb up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. Flowers are white to cream colored. Fruits deep blood red, about 10 mm in diameter.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ NRCS. "Jaltomata antillana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  3. ^ Fuentes, F. V. R. 1990. Solanaceae of Cuba IV. Jaltomata Schlechtendal. Revista del Jardin Botanico Nacional 11: 19-22.
  4. ^ Adams, C. D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of West Indies. Indies Mona, Jamaica
  5. ^ D'Arcy, William Gerald. 1979. A name change in the Antillean Solanaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2):780-781.
  6. ^ Krug, Karl Wilhelm Leopold & Ignatz Urban. 1895. Notizblatt des Koniglichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin. Leipzig 1:80.
  7. ^ Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University