Solanum tanysepalum S. Knapp, Brittonia 38: 284. 1986

Type.

Venezuela. Aragua: Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Portachuelo to Pico Periquito trail, W of Estación Biológica Rancho Grande, premontane to montane rainforest, 1,100-1,400 m elev., 10°21'N, 67°42'W, 22 Oct 1984, S. Knapp & J. Mallet 6856 (holotype: MY; isotypes: BH, F! photo, K!, MO! photo, NY! photo, US! photo, VEN).

Notes.

Solanum tanysepalum (Fig. 4a) is a species previously known only from the Cordillera de la Costa in Venezuela in cloud forest from 1,000 to 1,700 m elevation. Our new records presented here extend the distribution to the departments of Huila and Magdalena in Colombia (Fig. 5). The species belongs to the Solanum arboreum species group in the Geminata clade and can be easily recognised by the long-acuminate calyx lobes that are persistent and somewhat woody in fruit (Knapp 2002a, b). More information and a complete description are available at: https://solanaceaesource.myspecies.info/solanaceae/solanum-tanysepalum.

Specimens examined.

Colombia. Huila: Municipio de La Plata, reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl,fr), J.D. Tovar 446 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata, reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 447 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata, reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 448 (JBB); Municipio de La Plata, reserva natural Meremberg, bosques contiguos al cementerio Solanaceaer, 2°13'09.6"N, 76°06'39.9"W, 2,300 m elev., 15 May 2019 (fl, fr), J.D. Tovar 449 (JBB) . Magdalena: Sierra nevada de Santa Marta, in forest N of finca Cecilia, quebrada Indiana, 10°59'N, 73°58'W, 1,820 m elev., 31 Aug 1972 (fr), J.H. Kirkbride Jr. 2021 (NY) .