Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & Pastore (2012: 10)

O’Leary, Nataly, 2015, Synopsis of subtribe Hyptidinae (Lamiaceae) in Argentina, Phytotaxa 233 (3), pp. 201-235 : 205-206

1.2. Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & Pastore (2012: 10) . Fig. 2

≡ Nepeta mutabilis Richard (1792: 110) ≡ Mesosphaerum mutabile (Rich.) Kuntze (1891: 525) ≡ Hyptis mutabilis (Rich.) Briquet (1896: 788) . Type:—FRENCH GUAYANA. Cayenne, Le Blond s.n. (holotype P; isotype G 437967!).

= Hyptis spicata Poiteau (1806: 474) ≡ Mesosphaerum mutabile var. spicatum (Poit.) Kuntze (1891: 525) ≡ Hyptis mutabilis var. spicata (Poit.) Briquet (1896: 788) ≡ Mesosphaerum spicatum (Poit.) Rusby (1900: 83) . Type:— DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Santo Domingo, L. C. Richard s.n. (holotype P 737195!).

= Hyptis canescens Kunth (1818: 321) ≡ Hyptis mutabilis var. canescens Briquet (1896: 788) ≡ Mesosphaerum canescens (Briq.) Kuntze (1891: 526) . Type:— VENEZUELA. Distrito Federal, Caracas, F. Humboldt & A. Bonpland s.n. (holotype P 670461!).

= Hyptis polystachya Kunth (1818: 321) . Type:— MÉXICO. Michoacán, inter Pátzcuaro & Ario Mexicanorum, F. Humboldt & A. Bonpland s.n. (holotype P 670462 !; isotype P 737266 !).

= Hyptis micrantha Pohl ex Bentham (1833: 120) . Type:— BRAZIL. Goiás, ad Villa Boa, J. B. E. Pohl 1619 (holotype W; isotype BR 5110254 !, K 488268 !).

= Hyptis tenuiflora Bentham (1833: 121) . Type :— BRAZIL. Sine loc., L. di Sacramento s.n. (holotype P 737205 !; isotype P 737206 !).

= Hyptis rostrata Salzm. ex Bentham (1833: 121) . Lectotype (designated by Epling 1936: 261):— BRAZIL. Bahia, near Salvador, P. Salzmann s.n. ( K 488269 !; isolectotypes E 265488 !, G 437963 !, HAL 098223 !, MPU 015555 !, MPU 015556 !, MPU 015557 !, MPU 015558 !, P 737288 !, P 737289 !, P 737202 !, W).

= Hyptis arvensis Poepp. ex Bentham (1835: 712) . Type:— PERU. Huánuco, Cuchero, E. F. Poeppig 1097 (holotype BM 01010971 !; isotype G 437968 !, HAL 0098224 !, P 737199 !).

= Hyptis aspera M. Martens & Galeotti (1844: 189) . Type:— MEXICO. Veracruz, Mirador, H. G. Galeotti 620 (holotype BR 5109586 !; isotype BR 5111084 !).

= Mesosphaerum yungasense Britton ex Rusby (1895: 246) . Type:— BOLIVIA. La Paz, Yungas, M. Bang 622 (holotype NY; isotype BM 992883 !, CORD 3858 !, MIN 1001763 !, MO 694863 !, PUL 306 !, US 121935!, US 121934!, US 0147751!).

= Hyptis trichocalyx Briquet (1897: 21) . Type:— PARAGUAY. Caaguazú, Cosme, B. Balansa 996 (holotype P 737200 !; isotype P 0737201 !).

= Hyptis kerberi Gandoger (1918: 66) . Type:— MEXICO. Jalisco, Atoyac, E. Kerber 139 (holotype LY; isotype JE 04306 !, M 0111918 !, P 737194 !).

= Hyptis canaminensis Rusby (1927: 342) . Type:— BOLIVIA. La Paz, Cañamina, H. Rusby 61 (holotype NY 622!).

Erect herbs, aromatic, 1–2 m high, stems glabrous to variously pubescent, with some glandular hairs. Leaves with petiole, 1–2.5(–5.2) cm long, blade ovate or rhombic-ovate, 2.5–8 × 1.5–5 cm, acute or acuminate apex, truncate or attenuate base, serrate or crenate margin, adaxial surface sub-glabrous, slightly hairy, with scattered hairs and some glandular hairs, abaxial surface sub-glabrous to villous. Flowers grouped in 15 flowered cymes, peduncle short, 2–5 mm long, surround by an involucre of numerous bracteoles, 3.5–4 mm long, appressed and stiff, acuminate. Cymes arranged in elongated panicles, with ascending branches. Calyx 2–8 mm long, fine hair pubescence with some glandular hairs; teeth subulate, 0.5–1.5 mm, stiff. Corolla white or pale blue or blue color, 5–6 mm long. Stigma 7 mm long. Nutlets ellipsoid 1.5 mm, smooth, dark brown.

Distribution and habitat:— Cantinoa mutabilis is a common and widespread species with a large morphological variation evidenced along its wide distribution range. It grows from the southern United States of America to Argentina.

Selected specimens examined: — ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires: Hudson, cerca del río, 20 May 1935, Nicora 405 (SI!). Catamarca: Andalgalá, 1915, Jorgensen 1424 (SI!). Chaco: Isla Brasilera, 18 September 1963, Schulz 12359 (SI!). Córdoba: San Javier, La Paz, 18 April 1952, Lichtenstein 18117 (SI!). Corrientes: Concepción, RN 118, 13 February 2005, Belgrano 275 (SI!). Entre Rios: Colón. Palmar, 18 January 1976, Romanczuk 67 (SI!). Formosa: Matacos, La Florencia, 2 June 1982, Molina 394 (SI!). Jujuy: Capital, camino a Tilquiza, 17 April 1975, Cabrera 25996 (SI!). La Rioja: Capital, Los Duraznillos, 10 March 1942, Harey 53 (SI!). Misiones: Concepción, ruta prov. 2, desde Itacaruaré a Santa María, 22 February 2006, Denham 67a (SI!). San Luis: Chacabuco, entre Merlo y Cortaderas, 13 March 2011, Deginani 2091 (SI!). Santa Fe: San Javier, 20 km N de La Brava, 19 April 1962, Martínez Achenbach 803 (SI!). Santiago del Estero: Santa Rosa, 30 December 1938, Argañarás 72 (SI!). Salta: Candelaria, Las Bolsitas, 28 March 2009, Slanis 338 (SI!). Tucumán: Tafí, Tafí del Valle a Tucumán, 18 February 2007, Zuloaga 9533 (SI!).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & Pastore.A. Plant branch. B. Flower. C. Corolla, inferior lip view. D. Corolla expanded, inner view. Image from Crespo (1979), modified, reprinted with permission.