Viola montagnei Gay (1845: 222)

Nicola, Marcela Viviana, Salomón, Luciana & Zuloaga, Fernando Omar, 2018, Nomenclatural and taxonomic study in species of Viola (Violaceae) from Argentina, Phytotaxa 338 (2), pp. 151-176 : 167-168

Viola montagnei Gay (1845: 222)

Type (lectotype, designated here):— CHILE. [IV Region:] Coquimbo, Cordillera de Los Patos, January 1837, C. Gay 666 (P 00756151 [digital image!]).

Protologue citation:—“[…] se cria en los sitios pedregosos de las grandes cordilleras de los Patos á una altura de 10500 pies [...]”

Distribution:—Native of Argentina and Chile. In Argentina it is known for the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan.

Notes:—We found two specimens at SGO and P which were collected by Claude (Claudio) Gay under different collection numbers. Both agree with the protologue, but we selected the specimen with the barcode number P 00756151 as lectotype since it agrees with the protologue and is discrete but well preserved. The following specimen might correspond to an isosyntype of Viola montagnei : CHILE. Coquimbo, Cordillera de Los Patos, January 1837, C. Gay 1267 (SGO 000003306 [digital image!]).

= Viola flos-mariae Hieronymus (1881: 8) .

Type (lectotype, designated here):— ARGENTINA. San Juan : Cerro del Tontal, January 1876, S. Echegaray s.n. (CORD 00003351 [digital image!]; isolectotype, SI 003776!) .

Protologue citation:—“Se halla en el Cerro del Tontal y en las orillas del arroyo de las Cabezeras cerca de Leoncito.”

Notes:—Georg Hieronymus based his publication of 1881 on plants collected by Saile Echegaray in San Juan province, Argentina. We found specimens at CORD and SI that fully agree with the protologue. We selected the specimen with the barcode number CORD 00003351 as lectotype since Hieronymus deposited much of his material at CORD ( Stafleu & Cowan 1979), it is complete and vigorous, and has a label with clear handwritten notes by Hieronymus himself. The other specimen cited in the protologue was: ARGENTINA. San Juan: arroyo de las Cabeceras en Leoncito, January 1876, S. Echegaray s.n. (CORD 00003352 [digital image!]).

= Viola flos-mariae Hieronymus (1881: 8) var. virescens Hieronymus (1881: 10) .

Type (lectotype, designated here):— ARGENTINA. San Juan: Cerro del Tontal, January 1876, S. Echegaray s.n. (CORD 00003353 [digital image!]).

Protologue citation:—“Igualmente en el Cerro del Tontal; en Enero con flores y frutos.”

Notes:—Georg Hieronymus based his publication of 1881 on plants collected by Saile Echegaray in San Juan province, Argentina. We selected the specimen with the barcode number CORD 00003353 as lectotype since Hieronymus deposited much of his material at CORD ( Stafleu & Cowan 1979), it is a discrete but complete specimen which fully agrees with the protologue, and it possesses a label with clear notes handwritten by Hieronymus.