Abstract
A study of greenhouse-grown and field populations ofSolarium caripense Humboldt & Bonpland ex Dunal,S. tabanoense Correll, andS. trachycarpum Bitter & Sodiro, all diploid species (n = 12) of high altitudes of southern Central America and northern South America, revealed great morphological variation. Polygonographs utilizing seven characters (number of leaflets, leaf index, length of pubescence, number of flowers, anther length, corolla index, and pollen diameter) showed a wide range of variation and led to recognition of six morphologically distinct groups. Hybridizations with greenhouse populations showed that five of the morphological groups are reproductively isolated as well. A complex pattern of genetic variation involving various degrees and combinations of low crossing success, low seed set, lowered F1 pollen fertility, and nonreciprocal crossability was found. Examinations of meiotic figures from hybrids revealed no gross chromosomal structural differences. Evidence indicates that genetic differences, including gene-cytoplasm interactions, are significant isolating barriers. A key to the species studied plus appropriate taxonomic notes are provided.Solanum heiseri is described as new, andS. trachycarpum is placed inS. sect.Basarthrum seriesCaripensia.
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