Calceolaria rivularis Kraenzl.

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 rivularis Kraenzl. in Fedde (1905: 83). Fig. 4 –D-F.

Type (lectotype designated by Molau 1988: 252):— BOLIVIA. Tarija: Prov. Arce, Bermejo , 1800 m, 31 March 1904, Fiebrig 3394 (G!, GH!) .

Perennial herb, 18–70 cm tall, stems succulent, greenish. Leaves petiolate; petioles 0.6–6.8 cm long, nodal wings when present 0.3–7.1 mm wide; lamina ovate, 2.8–15.7 × 2.5–11.3 cm, pinnatifid to deeply lobate, margins dentate to serrate. Sepals ovate, 3–9.6 × 3–7.8 mm, green. Corolla pale yellow, 6–17.5 × 8–17.6 mm; stamens with upper theca 1.2–2.3 mm long, lower theca 0.4–1.4 mm long (rarely absent), connective 1.5–4.9 mm long, dorsal protuberance present or absent. Capsules ovoid to globose, ca. 6 mm long.

Distribution: —Southeast Peru to north Argentina between 2300–4000 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.