Staphisagria picta (Willd.) F. Jabbour,, 2011

Jabbour, Florian & Renner, Susanne S., 2011, Resurrection of the genus Staphisagria J. Hill, sister to all the other Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae), PhytoKeys 7, pp. 21-26 : 22

Staphisagria picta (Willd.) F. Jabbour, comb. nov.

Basionym.

Delphinium pictum Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 1: 574. 1809. SYNTYPES: Röpert, D. (Ed.) 2000- (continuously updated): Digital specimen images at the Herbarium Berolinense. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/herbarium/ Barcode: B -W 10324 -01 0 / ImageId: 164585) and Barcode: B -W 10324 -02 0 / ImageId: 164601) [accessed 02-Sept-11].

Herbarium specimen studied:

Balearic Islands: Majorca, Puntas de Covas, top of sea cliffs, amongst limestone boulders, 100 m, April 1988, F.J. Rumsey s.n. (M).

Comments

The new combination is necessary because Staphisagria brevipes Spach (1839) is illegitimate since it included the older name Delphinium pictum . Staphisagria picta is endemic to Corsica, Majorca, and Sardinia. Its main habitats are open grasslands covering rocky places from 150 up to 600 m above sea level ( Orellana et al. 2009b)