Calceolaria aquatica Braun & Bouché (1852: 2)

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 : 68

Calceolaria aquatica Braun & Bouché (1852: 2) . Fig. 4 –A-C.

Type (neotype designated by Molau 1988: 251):— BOLIVIA. Cochabamba: Prov. Quillacollo, SE slopes of Cerro Tunari , between Quillacollo and Morochata, 3300–3500 m, 10 March 1983, Molau 691 (S, GB, LPB, not seen) .

Annual or perennial herb, 24–80 cm tall, stems succulent, greenish. Leaves petiolate; petioles 1.4–3.5 cm long, without nodal wing; lamina ovate to elliptic, 5.1–8.1 × 3–4.2 cm, laciniate to lobate, margins dentate. Sepals ovate to lanceolate, 6–6.2 × 3–5 mm, green. Corolla pale yellow, 12–17 × 15–18 mm; stamens with upper theca 1.8–2.2 mm long, lower theca 1.3–1.7 mm long, connective 0.4–1 mm long, without dorsal protuberance. Capsules globose, 5–6 mm long.

Distribution: —Endemic to the department of Cochabamba in Bolivia between 2300–3600 m.

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.