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 Solanum 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.
Highlights
The Solanaceae is a cosmopolitan family of considerable economic importance with its centre of diversification in South America (D’Arcy 1991, Hunziker 2001)
Section Acanthophora is especially diverse with respect to the fruit, which can be a berry or a carcerulus, small or relatively large (1.35–4 cm diam.), orange, red, yellow, or greenish yellow, and the seeds can be winged or not (Levin et al 2005, Chiarini and Barboza 2009)
This species is undoubtedly placed within sect
Summary
Academic editor: Sandra Knapp | Received 27 August 2012 | Accepted 29 October 2012 | Published 1 November 2012 Citation: Chiarini FE, Mentz LA (2012) A new species of Solanum sect.
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