Schizanthus coccineus (Phil.) J.M.Watson, Pl. Altoandinas Fl. Silv. Chile: 140. 1998

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

10. Schizanthus coccineus (Phil.) J.M.Watson, Pl. Altoandinas Fl. Silv. Chile: 140. 1998 Fig. 4I-L

Schizanthus grahamii var. coccinea Phil., Anal. Univ. Chile 91: 121. 1895.

Type.

Chile. Metropolitana: Alfalfar, Dec 1887, L. Kunze s.n. (lectotype here designated: SGO! [SGO000004516 acc. #055328]; isolectotype: SGO! [SGO000004515 acc. #042891]).

Taxonomic notes.

In this case, we have found two sheets of the same collection that agree with the data given in the protologue. For this reason, we have designated the best preserved specimen as the lectotype.

Key characters.

Upper lip bi-coloured; yellow in the middle lobe and the upper half of the lateral lobes, while the lower half is mostly reddish, that continues to the lower lip. Upper middle lobe almost two times longer than the lateral lobes.

Distribution.

Endemic to Chile, in the Andean mountains of the Metropolitan Region (Provinces of Santiago and Cordillera, 33°15'-33°30' lat. S). 2000-2900 m a.s.l.

Habitat.

Schizanthus coccineus has been found growing over loose soil; mostly along roadsides and in wet or flooded areas (vegas).

Conservation.

Chile. Metropolitana: Río Clarillo National Reserve ( Teillier et al. (2005).

Selected specimens examined.

Chile. Metropolitana: [Santiago Province] Valle de Mapocho, La Ermita, 33°20'S, 70°22'W, 2650 m a.s.l., 13 Mar 1992, M.F. Gardner, A. Hoffmann & C. Page 5118 (E); La Parva, 33°19'48"S, 70°16'57"W, 2860 m a.s.l., 25 Jan 2008, A. Moreira 1028 (SGO); [Cordillera Province] Tupungato, Río Colorado, Baños Salinillas, 1500 m a.s.l., 4 Jan 1930, F. Behn s.n. (CONC).

11. Schizanthus litoralis Phil., Anal. Univ. Chile 91: 118. 1895

Figures

Figure 4. A distribution of Schizanthus hookeri B illustration of S. hookeri published with the description of the species (Graham 1830) C examples of Schizanthus hookeri in Juncal Andean Park D La Campana National Park E distribution of Schizanthus grahamii F illustration of S. grahamii published with the description of the species (Hooker 1831 a) G examples of S. grahamii in Paso Vergara H Termas del Flaco I distribution of Schizanthus coccineus J-L examples of S. coccineus in La Parva (Metropolitan Region). Photos by M. Aldunate (C), A. Moreira-Munoz (D, K), S. Moreira (G, H), C. Jiron (J), V. Morales (L).