Lecythis ollaria, Linnaeus [1759:, 1071

Huang, Ya-Yi, Mori, Scott A. & Kelly, Lawrence M., 2015, Toward a phylogenetic-based Generic Classification of Neotropical Lecythidaceae- I. Status of Bertholletia, Corythophora, Eschweilera and Lecythis, Phytotaxa 203 (2), pp. 85-121 : 96-98

Lecythis ollaria clade (100% BS; Figs. 2A , 5 , 9A–C )

The three species of this clade have a narrow distribution limited to northwestern South America ( Huang, 2010) . The three sampled species were included in Lecythis Section Lecythis by Mori (1990b), in which he placed an additional 11 species.

A morphological synapomorphy for the Lecythis ollaria clade is the presence of a single coiled ligule with vestigial stamens found only on the exterior part of the coil (character 26, Fig. 5A, G ). In addition, the style is short and erect ( Fig. 5G ; not coded in Huang et al., 2011), the seeds have a well-developed basal aril (character 48; Figs. 5J , 9A, B ),

and the major seed veins are plane or slightly impressed and the areas between the veins appear to be free of connecting veins and are smooth ( Figs. 5J , 9A–C ).

Figures

FIGURE 2A. Strict consensus of 66 most parsimonious (MP) trees based on total evidence. Bootstrap values (>50%) are given above the branches.All clades in this figure are part of the Bertholletia clade. The Lecythis pisonis, L. ollaria, Bertholletia excelsa, L. poiteaui, and Corythophora clades of the Bertholletia clade are shown.

FIGURE 5. The Lecythis ollaria clade. A–F. L. minor (A based on Galdames 5768; B–F. based on Nee & Mori 3580). G–J. L. tuyrana (based on Galdames 5766). A. Medial longitudinal section of flower showing the single coil and the vestigial stamens limited to the exterior of the coil. B. Apical view of dehisced fruit. C. Lateral view of fruit. D. Basal view of operculum. E. Apical view of operculum. F. Seeds with basal arils. G. Medial longitudinal section of flower showing single but short coil. H. Apical view of fruit with operculum removed and showing seeds inside. I. Basal view of operculum. Note that the columella is not developed. J. Seed with basal aril (above). Note funicle protruding from aril. Photos A and G–J by C. Galdames and photos B–F by S. A. Mori.

FIGURE 9. Seeds of the Lecythis ollaria (A–C), L. chartacea (D–L), and Lecythis poiteaui (M–P) clades. Lecythis ollaria clade—A. L. ollaria (Davidse & González 12096A). B. L. minor (Prance 23172). C. L. tuyrana (not vouchered). All species in this clade have a tendency toward more-or-less fusiform seeds, plane primary veins, major veins oriented along length of seeds, and higher order veins absent, i.e., the areas between the major veins are smooth. Most of the veins of L. ollaria and L. minor only extend for part of the length of the seeds while those of L. tuyrana extend from the base to the apex of the seed. Lecythis chartacea clade—D. L. chartacea (Nee & Mori 4199). E. L. alutacea (Redden et al. 1732). F. L. brancoensis (Silva 48). G. Lecythis rorida (Mori et al. 20428). H. L. retusa (Ramos s.n. NY barcode 00684323). I. L. gracieana (Freitas et al. 745). J. Lecythis parvifructa (Freitas et al. 726). K. L. holcogyne (Mori & Pipoly 15493). L. Eschweilera. simiorum (Clark 4333). Most species in this clade have fusiform or, less frequently, globose seeds, salient primary veins, major veins oriented along the entire length of the seeds, and salient higher order veins. The seeds associated with indehiscent fruits (e.g., those of L. gracieana (I) and L. parvifructa (J), tend to be more globose. Lecythis poiteaui clade—M. L. barnebyi (Costich & dos Santos 836). N. Lecythis ibiriba (Carvalho et al. 6026). O. L. lurida (Prance 26574). P. L. prancei (Mori 20286). All species in this clade