Schizanthus splendens Sudzuki, Agricultura Tecnica , Chile 5(1): 33. 1945

Morales-Fierro, Vanezza, Munoz-Schick, Melica & Moreira-Munoz, Andres, 2020, Synopsis of Schizanthus Ruiz & Pav. (Solanaceae), a genus endemic to the southern Andes, PhytoKeys 154, pp. 57-102 : 57

12. Schizanthus splendens Sudzuki, Agricultura Tecnica, Chile 5(1): 33. 1945 Fig. 5H-J

Type.

Chile. Coquimbo: Llano de Los Loros, 10 Sep 1942, C. Muñoz & E. Pisano 3349 (lectotype here designated: SGO! [SGO000004537 acc. #148994]; isolectotype: SGO! [SGO000004538 acc. #143619]).

Taxonomic notes.

In the protologue, the author mentions the holotype as being held at the National Museum of Natural History, Santiago. Within the type collection at SGO, we have found two sheets of this species, which are duplicates. In comparing the label data with the protologue, we identified some differences. In the description, the author cited Muñoz & Johnson as collectors of the specimens, but without giving a date of collection. This was an oversight because the herbarium specimens were collected by Carlos Muñoz & Edmundo Pisano and they clearly show the date of collection. This oversight could have occurred because Sudzuki had access to the specimens before they were mounted, in order that she could complete her thesis on the genus Schizanthus .

Grau and Gronbach (1984) did not recognise this name as an accepted species, citing it as synonym of S. litoralis . On page 136, the authors cited the type of S. splendens just giving the data from the protologue and without indicating the specimens as occurring at SGO. We are selecting as lectotype the specimen which has a label with the name of the species and the descriptor (" S. splendens nov. sp. Sudzuki "), while the second specimen was lacking this information.

Key characters.

Flowers similar in form to S. carlomunozii var. carlomunozii as they exhibit a white halo around the yellow area but without any dark spots outside of it. The flowers are subsessile with peduncles up to 4 mm long, instead of 0.5-2.5 cm in S. carlomunozii .

Distribution.

Endemic to Chile, in the Region of Coquimbo (Provinces of Elqui and Limarí, 30°10'-31°0' lat. S). 350-1800 m a.s.l.

Habitat.

Along roadsides and in flat areas; over clayed soil.

Conservation.

Chile. Coquimbo: Fray Jorge National Park.

Selected specimens examined.

Chile. Coquimbo: [Elqui Province] Cordillera de Ovalle, Cerro Tololo, 1800 m a.s.l., 26 Oct 1971, C. Jiles 6302 (CONC); Andacollo 5 km al sur, 33°15'S, 71°06'W, 1100-1200 m a.s.l., 1-6 Apr 2008, M. Mihoc 325 (CONC); [ Limarí Province] Salida S de Ovalle, planicies, 22 Aug 1991, M. Muñoz 2566 (SGO); Carretera Panamericana, 19 km al norte de la Quebrada del Teniente, 16 Oct 1971, C. Marticorena, R. Rodríguez & E. Weldt 1440 (CONC, F).

13. Schizanthus porrigens Graham ex Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: tab. 86. 1824

Figures

Figure 5. A distribution of Schizanthus litoralis var. litoralis B-D examples of S. litoralis var. litoralis in Colegio Sagrada Familia (Renaca) E distribution of Schizanthus litoralis var. humilis F illustration of S. litoralis var. humilis published with the description of the species (Lindley 1833) G example of S. litoralis var. humilis in Pichicuy H distribution of Schizanthus splendens I examples of S. splendens in Hacienda El Tangue (south of Tongoy) J road Ovalle-Socos. Photos by S. Elortegui (B-D), V. Morales (G), A de Trenqualye (I), M. Aldunate (J).