Calceolaria tripartita Ruiz & Pavón (1798: 14)

Puppo, Pamela, 2014, Revision of the Calceolaria tripartita s. l. species complex (Calceolariaceae) using multivariate analyses of morphological characters, Phytotaxa 167 (1), pp. 61-78 : 70

Calceolaria tripartita Ruiz & Pavón (1798: 14) . Fig. 4 –G-I.

Type (neotype designated by Molau 1981: 605):— PERU. Lima: Prov. Canta, along the Río Chillón , above Obrajillo , NE of Canta, 3100–3300 m, 13–23 June 1925, Pennell 14406 (F!, G!, NY!) .

= Calceolaria chelidonioides Kunth (1818: 378) , syn. nov. Type (lectotype designated by Pennell 1951: 192):— ECUADOR. Pichincha: Cerro Javirac (=Panecillo), Quito , ca. 2750 m, May 1802, Bonpland s.n. (F!).

= Calceolaria mandoniana Kraenzlin in Engler (1907: 30), syn. nov. Type (lectotype designated by Pennell 1945: 175):— BOLIVIA. La Paz: Prov. Larecaja, Carapi, nr. Sorata, 2900 m, March 1859, Mandon 460 (G!, K!).

[For a complete list of synonyms see Molau 1988, pp. 259, 261, 266.]

Perennial herb, 5–100 cm tall, stems succulent, green or purplish. Leaves petiolate; petioles 0.1–8.1 cm long, nodal wings 0–7.1 mm wide; lamina ovate or elliptic, 0.8–17.7 × 0.4–16 cm, laciniate, deeply lobed to pinnatisect with 1–7 pinnae, margins dentate to serrulate. Sepals ovate, 2–10 × 1–7 mm, green to purple. Corolla bright yellow, 4–29 × 1.9–19.5 mm; stamens with upper theca 0.5–2.5 mm long, lower theca aborted, connective 0.6–4.1 mm long, dorsal protuberance present or absent. Capsules ovoid, 5–7 mm long.

Distribution: —Central Mexico to north Chile and Argentina between (0) 1000–3900 m. Introduced in other countries from Europe and Asia (see Molau 1981, p. 606).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Calceolaria aquatica (A) showing stamen morphology (B) and node of leaf petiole without wing (C). Calceolaria rivularis (D) showing stamen morphology (E) and winged node of the petiole (F). Calceolaria tripartita (G) showing two of the most common stamen morphologies (H, I), black arrow indicates connective’s protuberance.All photos were taken by the author.