Solanum tanysepalum S. Knapp, Brittonia 38: 284. 1986

Tovar, Juan David & Giacomin, Leandro Lacerda, 2022, A new species and new records of Solanum (Solanaceae) from Colombia, PhytoKeys 195, pp. 63-73 : 63

Solanum tanysepalum S. Knapp, Brittonia 38: 284. 1986

Type.

Venezuela. Aragua: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Portachuelo to Pico Periquito trail, W of Estación Biológica Rancho Grande, premontane to montane rainforest, 1,100-1,400 m elev., 10°21'N, 67°42'W, 22 Oct 1984, S. Knapp & J. Mallet 6856 (holotype: MY; isotypes: BH, F! photo, K!, MO! photo, NY! photo, US! photo, VEN).

Notes.

Solanum tanysepalum (Fig. 4a ) is a species previously known only from the Cordillera de la Costa in Venezuela in cloud forest from 1,000 to 1,700 m elevation. Our new records presented here extend the distribution to the departments of Huila and Magdalena in Colombia (Fig. 5 ). The species belongs to the Solanum arboreum species group in the Geminata clade and can be easily recognised by the long-acuminate calyx lobes that are persistent and somewhat woody in fruit ( Knapp 2002a, b). More information and a complete description are available at: https://solanaceaesource.myspecies.info/solanaceae/solanum-tanysepalum.

Specimens examined.

Colombia. Huila: Municipio de La Plata, reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer , 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl,fr), J.D. Tovar 446 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata , reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 447 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata , reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 448 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata , reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 449 (JBB) . Magdalena: Sierra nevada de Santa Marta, in forest N of finca Cecilia, quebrada Indiana , 10°59'N, 73°58'W, 1,820 m elev., 31 Aug 1972 (fr), J.H. Kirkbride Jr. 2021 (NY) .

Figures

Figure 4. New records of Solanum from Colombia A Solanum tanysepalum S. Knapp (upper left corner: detail of calyx lobes; Geminata clade) B Solanum verecundum M. Nee (Brevantherum clade).

Figure 5. Distribution of S. tanysepalum S. Knapp (green circles) and S. verecundum M. Nee (cyan triangles).