Solanum longiconicum, Bitter, 2001

Spooner, David M., Van Den Berg, Ronald G., Peña, Antonio Rivera-, Velguth, Peter, Rio, Alfonso Del & López, Alberto Salas-, 2001, Taxonomy of Mexican and Central American Members of Solanum Series Conicibaccata (sect. Petota), Systematic Botany 26 (4), pp. 743-756 : 753

SOLANUM LONGICONICUM Bitter , Repert Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 534. 1912.

—TYPE: COSTA RICA. Cartago: Irazú , massif of the Irazú , defrichements du Roble , 2000 m, 10 Jul 1891, A. Tonduz 4235 (lectotype, chosen here: K! [photos BM! G! Z!] ; isolectotypes: BR, CR!, G [3]!, US! Z! [photo LL!, WAG!]) .

Solanum manoteranthum Bitter , Repert Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 383. 1912.– TYPE: COSTA RICA. San Jose´: Volcán Barba, A. Roesl s. n. (holotype: M! [photos: BM! F!, LL!, PTIS!]) .

Plants 0.2–2 m tall; glabrous or with only scattered 2–3 celled short hairs above and below, leaves shiny, blades 8–28 cm long, 5–20 cm wide, petioles 1–5 cm long; lateral leaflets (2)3–5(6) pairs, sessile or with petiolules to 1 cm long; interjected leaflets 0 (most commonly) to rarely 6; inflorescence with 8–16 flowers; calyx lobes 1–3 mm long, short and acute to short attenuate; corolla 2–3 cm in diam, white or light to dark blue to purple, or white with blue to purple stripes or mottling; fruits 1.1–3.9 cm long.

Distribution and Habitat ( Fig. 2 ). Central Costa Rica to western Panama, 1400–3600 m (one Costa Rican record at 1050 m); in wet habitats, in organic soils, in full sun or partial shade, in areas of cloud forests, including disturbed habitats such as landslides, roadcuts, moist garbage heaps, recently plowed soil in forest clearings, recently burned forests, roadside ditches, forest edges, or on rotting tree stumps. When growing in primary forests, it occurs near sunny openings such as paths or streams or treefalls.

Additional Specimens Examined (see Spooner et al. [2001] for specimens and germplasm from Costa Rica]. PANAMA. Chiriquí: Boquete District, Bajo Chorro, 6000 ft, 18 Feb 1939, Davidson 314 ( F) ; at boundary with Prov. Bocas del Toro, along continental divide to ca. 1 km E of Cerro Pate Macho, 8°23̍N, 82°23̍W, 2100–2200 m, 7 Feb 1986, Grayum 6439 ( MO) ; S of Paso Respingo trail to high ridge N of Volcán summit, 10,000 –10,800 ft, 4 Apr 1979, Hammel et al. 6717 ( MO) ; summit and ridge N of Cerro Pando, 8°55̍N, 82°44̍W, 2400–2500 m, 15 Oct 1981, Knapp 1609 ( MO) ; Distrito y Corregimeinto Boquete, E base of Cerro Pata de Macho, ca 100 m S of continental divide at border with Province of Bocas del Torro, located on 1:50,000- scale map 3742 III, 8°49̍N, 82°23̍W, 2000 m, Sep 8 2000, Spooner et al. 7411 ( CIP, PMA, PTIS)* ; Distrito Renacimiento; Corregimiento Río Sereno; growing along a path at summit of continental divide separating Panama and Costa Rica, about path leading to the stone division marker at the summit of Cerro Pando, 8°55̍14̍N, 82°42̍46̍ W, 2445 m, Sep 12 2000, Spooner et al. 7414 ( CIP, PMA, PTIS)* . Chiriquí and Bocas del Toro border: Cerro Horqueta, along foot path from the northern base of Volcán Barú (Volcán de Chiriquı´), NW out of Bajo Boquete, walking north to Laguna Escondida, at a local place name (no houses) called Culebras, on both sides of continental divide, 8°51̍26̍N, 82°28̍33̍W, 1970 m, Sep 8 2000, Spooner et al. 7412 ( CIP, PMA, PTIS)* .

Choice of a lectotype is necessary because Bitter cited two syntypes (A. Tonduz 4235 and C. Wercklé 65). We rejected the latter because it was destroyed at B and only exists as photos (at F, G, GH, LL, NY, US).

Figures

FIG. 2. Distributions of the Mexican and Central American species of Solanum series Conicibaccata.