''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family

Solanaceae Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...

. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''

Solanum ''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solana ...

'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that species occur from the United States southwest through Latin America, and into the Andean region of South America. Species encompass a wide range of vegetative and reproductive trait variation, including growth habit (trailing herbs, erect herbs, and woody shrubs), floral size, shape and color, as well as fruit size and color. The fruits of some of the species are eaten by humans in Latin and South America. Depending on the species, fruits may be red, green, orange, or dark purple.Jaltomata Schlechtendal (Solanaceae), Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University
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Etymology

The name comes from ''xāltomatl'', lit. "sand tomato", the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for the species ''

Jaltomata procumbens ''Jaltomata procumbens'', the creeping false holly, is a plant species native to Arizona, USA, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. It grows as a weed in agricultural fields and other disturbed locations, but in many places ...

'' (earlier ''Saracha jaltomata''). The Nahuatl ''X'' is pronounced like an English ''SH'', but when borrowed into Mexican Spanish and spelled ''J'', the pronunciation is like an English ''H''. Both Mexican and US American botanists pronounce the ''J'' this way.

Species

Currently accepted species:The Plant List
/ref> *'' Jaltomata andersonii'' T. Mione *'' Jaltomata antillana'' (Krug & Urb.) D'Arcy *'' Jaltomata aspera'' (Ruiz & Pav.) T. Mione & F. G. Coe *'' Jaltomata atiquipa'' Mione & S. Leiva G. *'' Jaltomata auriculata'' (Miers) Mione *'' Jaltomata aypatensis'' S. Leiva, Mione & Quipuscoa *''

Jaltomata bernardelloana ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' S. Leiva & Mione *'' Jaltomata bicolor'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Mione *'' Jaltomata biflora'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Benítez *'' Jaltomata bohsiana'' Mione & D.M. Spooner *'' Jaltomata cajacayensis'' S. Leiva & T. Mione *''

Jaltomata cajamarca ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' T. Mione *'' Jaltomata calliantha'' S. Leiva & T. Mione *''

Jaltomata chihuahuensis ''Jaltomata chihuahuensis'' is a plant species native to the Mexican States of Chihuahua and Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Fed ...

'' (Bitter) Mione & Bye *''

Jaltomata confinis ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (C.V. Morton) J.L. Gentry *''

Jaltomata contorta ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Mione *'' Jaltomata cuyasensis'' S. Leiva, Quipuscoa & Sawyer *''

Jaltomata dendroidea ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' S. Leiva & Mione *''

Jaltomata dentata ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Benitez *''

Jaltomata diversa ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (J.F. Macbr.) Mione *''

Jaltomata grandiflora ''Jaltomata grandiflora'' is a rare plant species native to the Mexican State of Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together wi ...

'' (B.L. Rob. & Greenm.) D'Arcy, Mione & Davis *''

Jaltomata grandibaccata ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' S. Leiva & Mione *''

Jaltomata herrerae ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (C.V. Morton) Mione *''

Jaltomata incahuasina ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' Mione & S. Leiva *''

Jaltomata leivae ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' Mione *''

Jaltomata lezamae ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' S. Leiva & Mione *''

Jaltomata lojae ''Jaltomata lojae'' is a plant species native to Peru and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocea ...

'' Mione *''

Jaltomata mionei ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' S. Leiva & Quipuscoa *'' Jaltomata neei'' Mione & S. Leiva *'' Jaltomata nigricolor'' S. Leiva & Mione *'' Jaltomata nitida'' (Bitter) Mione *'' Jaltomata paneroi'' Mione & S. Leiva *''

'' (Cav.) J.L.Gentry *''

Jaltomata propinqua ''Jaltomata'' is a genus of plants in the family Solanaceae. According to molecular phylogenies, ''Jaltomata'' is the sister genus to ''Solanum'', which includes tomato, potato, and eggplant. ''Jaltomata'' has a neotropical distribution, in that ...

'' (Miers) Mione & M. Nee *'' Jaltomata quipuscoae'' Mione & S. Leiva *'' Jaltomata repandidentata'' (Dunal) Hunz. *'' Jaltomata sagastegui'' Mione *'' Jaltomata salpoensis'' S. Leiva & Mione *'' Jaltomata sanctae-martae'' Benitez *'' Jaltomata sinuosa'' (Miers) Mione *'' Jaltomata umbellata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Mione & M. Nee *'' Jaltomata ventricosa'' (Baker) Mione *'' Jaltomata viridiflora'' (Kunth) M. Nee & Mione *'' Jaltomata weberbaueri'' (Dammer) T. Mione & F. G. Coe *'' Jaltomata werffii'' D'Arcy *'' Jaltomata yacheri'' Mione & S. Leiva *'' Jaltomata yungayensis'' Mione & S. Leiva

References

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