Stenandrium crenatum Urb., Symb. Antill.

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5. Stenandrium crenatum Urb., Symb. Antill. 9:130. 1923. TYPE.— CUBA. Santiago de Cuba: Prope Aguadores , in scopulis siccis calcareis, 4 Nov 1917, Ekman 8700 (lectotype, designated here: S [05-307]; isolectotype: NY). Figure 4G.

DISCUSSION.— Stenandrium crenatum is endemic to Cuba. The leaves of S. crenatum are crenate to undulate-crenate, whereas those of other species in the complex are said to be entire to occasionally repand (León and Alain 1957; Dietrich 1983).

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FIGURE 4. A. Lectotype of Stenandrium tuberosum from Burman (1756). B. Illustration of Stenandrium pinetorum from Jennings (1917). C. Isotype of Stenandrium droseroides, de la Sagra s.n. [000250674]. D. Stenandrium (likely S. tuberosum), part of tab. 12 with description from page 30 of Plumier (1703, as “Gerardia”); a. flower, b. corolla separated from c. calyx, d. capsule, e. septum, f. seed. E. Holotype of Stenandrium bracteosum, Wilson 7472 [00114975], courtesy of the C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of The New York Botanical Garden. F. Lectotype of Stenandrium ovatum, Ekman 10701 [05-310]. G. Lectotype of Stenandrium crenatum, Ekman 8700 [05-307].