A new species of Solanum sect. Acanthophora (Solanaceae) from Argentina and Brazil

By

Chiarini, Franco
Mentz, Lilian Auler

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

18

Pages

1-10

Subjects

“spiny solanum” , Acanthophora , Argentina , Atlantic forest , Brazil , Leptostemonum

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.18.3903

 

Abstract

A new species of Solanum belonging to section Acanthophora (subgenus Leptostemonum) from Argentina and Brazil is described. Solanum neei Chiarini & L.A.Mentz, sp. nov. is found in clearings of semideciduous forests and in secondary formations, from the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in Brazil to the Misiones province in Argentina. It is morphologically similar to S. incarceratum Ruiz & Pav. from Peru, Bolivia and Western-Central Brazil, differing mainly by its pedunculate inflorescences. A key to related species is provided, as well a photograph of the holotype, a distribution map and illustration.