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