Jaltomata antillana, the Antilles false holly, is a plant species native to Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico.Fuentes, F. V. R. 1990. Solanaceae of Cuba IV. Jaltomata Schlechtendal. Revista del Jardin Botanico Nacional 11: 19-22.Adams, C. D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of West Indies. Indies Mona, Jamaica
Jaltomata antillana is an herb up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. Flowers are white to cream colored. Fruits deep blood red, about 10 mm in diameter.D'Arcy, William Gerald. 1979. A name change in the Antillean Solanaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 65(2):780-781.Krug, Karl Wilhelm Leopold & Ignatz Urban. 1895. Notizblatt des Koniglichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin. Leipzig 1:80.Thomas Mione, Central Connecticut State University
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