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Deprea sapalachense (Solanaceae), a new species from northern Peru, is described and illustrated in detail. Deprea sapalachense S. Leiva & Barboza is found in Chorro Blanco, Sapalache-El Carmen de la Frontera road km 6, 5°07'29.9" S 79°22'53.0" W, 2740 m of elevation. It can be recognized because it has 2 (-3) flowers per node, corolla tube developed and glabrous internally, staminal filaments homodynamous, berry conical, orange when mature, 10-11 mm long and 11-12 mm of diameter, fructiferous calyx appressed wrapping tightly the berry in all its lenght, (31-) 50-67 seeds per berry, 20-22 sclerosomes per berry, shrubs 1-1.40 m tall. We include data of its relation with other similar species, geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status, common name and uses of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deprea micrantha (Solanaceae), a new species from Ecuador, is described and illustrated in detail. Deprea micrantha Barboza & S. Leiva is found in San Francisco Biological Reserve, km 274½ between El Tambo and Sabanilla (Zamora-Loja route), province of Zamora Chinchipe, Ecuador, between 1874-1922 m of elevation. We include data concerning its relation with other similar species, geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, current status, common name and uses of the species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deprea auccana S. Leiva, Barboza & Deanna and D. physalidicalyx Leiva, Barboza & Deanna (Solanaceae) are described and illustrated. Deprea auccana inhabits Abra Patricia Private Reserve (ECOAN, Pomacochas-Nueva Cajamarca road, District Yambrasbamba, Prov. Bongará, Dept. Amazonas, Peru). This species is distinguished by the shape and size of its leaves, number of flowers per node, length of calyx lobes, homodynamous stamens, and its erect fruits with a fruiting accrescent calyx bipartite when mature. Deprea physalidicalyx S. Leiva, Barboza & Deanna inhabits in the Aguashiyacu waterfall (Tarapoto-Juanjuí road, Prov. Tarapoto, Dept. San Martín, Peru) and it is characterized by the corolla lobes deep purple on the middle and cream on the margins internally, homodynamous stamens, and the creamy berry when mature loosely enveloped by a fruiting calyx very accrescent and inflated, 3.5-4 cm long, 2.3-2.7 cm diameter. Data about geographic distribution, ecology, phenology, conservation assessment and differences with related species are included. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Deprea sawyeriana subsp. valladolidana Deanna, Barboza & S. Leiva is described on the basis of its morphological variations and its disjunt Ecuadorian distribution. Description and conservation assessment of Deprea sawyeriana are updated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]