Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485)

Albertson, Winston D. & Wood, Hn. R. I., 2012, Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India, Phytotaxa 43, pp. 49-60 : 58

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4928591

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scientific name

Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485)
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Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485) View in CoL . Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. Sikkim, Ratong to

Yoksum, 25–5000', T. Anderson 1051 (CAL0000019841!). Figure 5B View FIGURE 5 .

Pteracanthus violifolius (T. Anderson) Bremekamp (1944: 200) View in CoL .

Echinacanthus parviflorus T. Anderson (1867: 459) View in CoL , non Strobilanthes parviflora Beddome (1874) View in CoL . Lectotype (selected by Wood, 1994): INDIA. Meghalaya, Griffith s.n. (K!).

Clarkeasia parviflora (T. Anderson) J.R.I. Wood (1994: 189) View in CoL .

Echinacanthus andersonii C.B. Clarke (1884: 415) View in CoL . Syntypes: India, Darjeeling , C. B . Clarke 13633 ( BM!, CAL, K!) .

Echinacanthus andersonii var. viscosus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415) View in CoL . Holotype: India, Sikkim, C.B. Clarke 25468 (K!, isotypes BM!, CAL!).

Echinacanthus longistylus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415) View in CoL . Syntypes: India, Darjeeling , C. B . Clarke 13845 ( K!, BM!) .

Echinacanthus pumilio C.B. Clarke (1884: 415) View in CoL . Holotype: India, Meghalaya, C. B. Clarke 17801 (K!, isotypes BM!, CAL!).

Echinacanthus siamensis Imlay (1939: 114) View in CoL . Holotype: Thailand, Nan, A. F. G. Kerr 4944 (K!).

Clarkeasia parviflora var. albescens Wood (1994: 191) View in CoL , synon. nov. Holotype: West Bengal Duars. Brandis s.n. (K!)

This species was treated as Clarkeasia parviflora (T. Anderson) J.R.I. Wood View in CoL by Wood (1994: 189) but based on subsequent molecular and morphological studies (Carine & Scotland 2002: Moylan et al. 2004), it is clear that the genus Clarkeasia should be included within Strobilanthes View in CoL , where the oldest available name is S. violifolia View in CoL . Strobilanthes violifolia View in CoL is, in fact, sister to Aechmanthera gossypina (Wallich) Nees ( Moylan et al. 2004: 732), a species already transferred to Strobilanthes View in CoL as S. tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I. Wood View in CoL ( Wood & Scotland 2009: 16). The sheet annotated by Anderson at CAL is selected here as the lectotype as we cannot locate any other specimen at K or elsewhere that can be considered for lectotypification.

Var. albescens View in CoL of Clarkeasia parviflora View in CoL is included in the synonomy as it has no clear geographical patterning and is probably analagous to the lanate forms of Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I. Wood View in CoL , treated as a synonym of that species by Wood & Scotland (2009: 21), who postulate that that the white-felt indumentum represents a developmental stage. Given that Strobilanthes violifolia View in CoL and A. tomentosa View in CoL are sister species ( Moylan et al. 2004) and that at least one intermediate is known (Grey-Wilson & Phillips (K) from Nepal), similar developmental traits in both species might not be unexpected.

Strobilanthes violifolia View in CoL is quite widely distributed being recorded from Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Manipur) and Thailand (Nan and Kanchanaburi). Its absence from Myanmar is curious and it might be expected to be found there .

B

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitaet

BM

Bristol Museum

CAL

Botanical Survey of India

K

Royal Botanic Gardens

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Strobilanthes

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Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485)

Albertson, Winston D. & Wood, Hn. R. I. 2012
2012
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Clarkeasia parviflora (T. Anderson) J.R.I. Wood (1994: 189)

Wood, J. R. I. 1994: )
1994
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Clarkeasia parviflora var. albescens

Wood, J. R. I. 1994: )
1994
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Echinacanthus siamensis

Imlay, J. B. 1939: )
1939
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Echinacanthus andersonii C.B. Clarke (1884: 415)

Clarke, C. B. 1884: )
1884
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Echinacanthus andersonii var. viscosus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415)

Clarke, C. B. 1884: )
1884
Loc

Echinacanthus longistylus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415)

Clarke, C. B. 1884: )
1884
Loc

Echinacanthus pumilio C.B. Clarke (1884: 415)

Clarke, C. B. 1884: )
1884
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Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485)

Anderson, T. 1867: )
1867
Loc

Echinacanthus parviflorus T. Anderson (1867: 459)

Anderson, T. 1867: )
1867
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