Stenandrium ovatum Urb., Symb. Antill.

Franck, Alan R. & Daniel, Thomas F., 2015, Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Notes on Six Genera of Acanthaceae in the West Indies, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 62 (10), pp. 309-329 : 322

8. Stenandrium ovatum Urb., Symb. Antill. 9:129. 1923. TYPE.— CUBA. Pinar del Río: Prope Herradura, in pinetis arenosis, 10 Apr 1920, Ekman 10701 (lectotype, designated here: S [05-310]; isolectotypes: NY, US). Figure 4F.

DISCUSSION.— Stenandrium ovatum is endemic to Cuba. Its leaves were characterized as rounded to truncate at the base to distinguish it from others in the S. tuberosum complex with obtuse to cuneate leaf bases (León and Alain 1957).

Figures

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].