Jaltomata antillana explained
Jaltomata antillana, the Antilles false holly, is a plant species native to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico.[1] [2]
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.[3] [4] [5]
Notes and References
- 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
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28003273#page/789/mode/1up 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.
- http://web.ccsu.edu/faculty/mione/jaltomat.htm Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University