Jarilla caudata (Brandegee) Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(4): 853. 1924.

Carvalho, Fernanda Antunes & Renner, Susanne S., 2013, Correct names for some of the closest relatives of Carica papaya: A review of the Mexican / Guatemalan genera Jarilla and Horovitzia, PhytoKeys 29, pp. 63-74 : 68

Jarilla caudata (Brandegee) Standl., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23(4): 853. 1924. Fig. 4

Carica caudata Brandegee, Zoe 4: 401. 1894. Type: Mexico. Baja California Sur: Corral de Piedra, September 1893, Brandegee s.n. (holotype: UC[UC108333]).

Mocinna heterophylla var. sesseana Ramírez, Anales Inst. Med.-Nac. Mexico 1: 207. 1894. Type: Plate II of Ramírez, 1894 (lectotype designated by Diaz-Luna and Lomeli-Sención 1992: 81). Mexico, Jalisco, Zacoalco de Torres, Las Moras, 5 June 2013, F. A. Carvalho 2239 (epitype, designated here: M; isoepitypes: MEXU, NY).

Jarilla sesseana ( Ramírez) Rusby, Torreya 21: 47. 1921.

Remarks.

Jarilla caudata is morphologically and phylogenetically closely related to Jarilla heterophylla . Their main distinguishing features are the fruits, which in Jarilla caudata can attain a length of 30 cm, having a smooth surface and 5 long, horn-like appendages (3-6 cm long). Other differences are given in the key. The species occurs in deciduous forests and fields of Baja California and central Mexico from 1500 to 1800 m above sea level.

Figures

Figure 4. Jarilla caudata (Brandegee) Standl. A Epitype of Mocinna heterophylla La Llave (F. A. Carvalho 2240, M) B Habit C Male inflorescence D Staminate flower. E Pistillate flower F Fruits G Ovary unilocular and seeds H Tuber.