TWO NEW SPECIES OF SOLANUM FROM ECUADOR AND NEW COMBINATIONS IN SOLANUM SECTION PACHYPHYLLA (SOLANACEAE)

Resumen

two new species of s olanum from ecuador are described here. Solanum manabiense s. stern is a member of s olanum section gona totrichum. it is most similar to s . deflexum, s . turneroides, and s . hoffmanseggii but differs in a unique combination of straight hairs, a rhizomatous habit, and seeds lacking swollen margins and an apical notch. it is appears to be endemic to the Pacific coast of ecuador and has been named after the manabi province where the type was collected. Solanum zumbense bohs, named for the town of Zumba in southern ecuador, is a member of s olanum section pachyphylla . it is most similar to s . obliquum , but differs in having abundant long hairs on the foliage and axes, acute fruits, purplish, nearly glabrous corollas, and very long filaments. one new name and three new combinations are also validated in s olanum section pachyphylla .