New Species of Hansteinia (Acanthaceae) from Colombia and Ecuador Dieter C, Wasshausen Brittonia, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1985), 203-208. Stable URL: htp//links jstor.org/sici?sic!=0007-196X%28 198504%2F06%2937%3A 2%3C203%3 ANSOH%28F%3E2,0,.CO%3B2-0 Britionia is currently published by New York Botanical Garden Press, ‘Your use of the ISTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use, available at hhup:/www.jstororg/about/terms.hml. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. 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Britfonia 37: 203-208, 1985.—Two new species and a new variety, Hanstelnia jamesonil from Pichincha, Ecuador and H. magdalenensis and H. magdalenensis var pilosa from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Mara, are described, illustrated, and compared with H. charitopes, their closest relative During the course of routine identifications of Acanthaceae from South Amer- ica, I have found two undescribed species of the genus Hansteinia. The genus, named for Dr. Johannes Hanstein, was described by Oersted in 1854 with a single species, H. gracilis, from Costa Rica. Since then, ten additional species have been described in this genus, eight from Mexico and Central America and one each from Colombia and Boiivia. Hansteinia jamesonii Wasshausen, sp. nov. (Fig. 1) Herba,caulibus eects vel ascendentibus, subquadrangularibu,gabri vel parce puberalis;fliorum lamina lanceolate-ovata vel eliptica,aliquanto grailiter acuminata, basi cuneata, utringue glabra vel subtus in costa inconspicue strigoss; paniculae longac, angustac, laxae,bracteis ultimis tangulai- subulatis, rhachid et rachilis parce pilosis, plis glandulosis, pedicelli puberuli calycis segmenta linear-lanceolata glabra practr aliquot pilis ad apices; corolla rubra, glabra, tubo basi angusto, supra Abrupt dilatafo, in fauce leviter angustat, Iabio superior ovat, eecto,rotundato, labioinferiore pice trilobato, lobis suborbicularibus,obtusis; stamina exsere, glabra, anthers linearibus,utringue ‘utieis; ovarium glabrum. ‘Ascending herb, 0.5-0.8 m tall; stems subquadrangular, glabrous or sparingly puberulous, cystoliths inconspicuous; leaf blades lance-ovate to elliptic, 7=14 em Tong and 2.54 cm wide, rather slenderly acuminate at tip, cuneate at base or the smaller uppermost blades rounded to obtuse, rather thin, entire or undulate, both surfaces glabrous except costa of the lower surface inconspicuously strigose, costa, lateral veins (6 or 7 pairs) and veinlets prominent beneath, rather obscure above, cystoliths conspicuous under magnification; petioles 0.21.5 em long, sparingly appressed-pilose, cystoliths minute, numerous and paraliel; flowers borne axillary and terminal in long narrow lax panicles, 5-15 cm long and 2.5-8 cm broad, the small triangular-subulate bracts 3 mm long, 0.75 mm wide at base, gradually intergrading into the stem leaves; rachis and rachilla sparingly glandular-pilose, pedicels 2 mm long, puberulous; bracts subtending flowers lincar-subulate, 2 mm Jong, 0.25 mm wide, glabrous, cystoliths minute, conspicuous; calyx green, 4 mm Jong, glabrous except for a few minute acute hairs at tips of segments, these linear- lanceolate, 3.5 mm long and 0.75 mm wide at base, bearing numerous minute ‘ystoliths conspicuous under a lens; corolla bright red, 1.8-1.9 cm long, glabrous, tube 1.5 mm broad at base, at 4 mm above base enlarged to 5.5 mm, 3 mm broad at throat, lips subequal, 3 mm long, upper lip erect, ovate, 4 mm broad, rounded, lower lip 3-lobed, lobes spreading, suborbicular, 2 mm long and 3 mm broad, obtuse; stamens exserted I cm beyond mouth of corolla, glabrous; anthers 3.3 mm long, 1 mm thick, muticous at both ends; pollen 2-porate, subspheroidal, 50 x 48 uum, exine spinulose, spinulae widely spaced (Fig. 3); style exserted 7 mm ‘beyond mouth of corolla, stigma minute; ovary glabrous; capsule not seen,204 DRITTONIA, Ivor. 37 Fic. 1. A-D. Hansteinia jamesonii Jameson 8). A. Habit. B, Bracts and calyx. C. Corolla, D. Corolla expanded. ‘Tyre: ECUADOR. PicHINcHA: Western slopes of Pichincha mountains, 2400 malt, W. Jameson 8 (HoLoryPE: E; oTyPes: BM, G, NY, P, W). Occasional in moist, open forests, in shade along streams and in low ravines. Additional specimens examined: ECUADOR. Piciucia: El Pongo, 22 Mar 1981, Jaramillo & CCachago 4752(AAU, QCA). Cororaxt: Latacunga-Quevedo road, 3-5 km above Pilcalé, 2700-2800 mm alt, 28 Mar 1979, B. Lojinant, 4. & U. Molau 13048 (AAU). Criponazo: between Sinche and Carmen, Nov 1923, 6. Tate 467 (US). Related to H. charitopes Leonard (1958) of Colombia, H. jamesonii differs markedly in that its corolla tube is enlarged to 5.5 mm at 4 mm above base and 3 mm broad at throat with the stamens exserted 1 cm beyond the mouth of the corolla. The corolla tube of H. charitopes is abruptly enlarged to 8 mm at 3 mm above base and 6 mm broad at throat with the stamens barely reaching the tips of the corolla lips (Table I). Named in honor of the collector, William Jameson, noted Scottish physician and botanist. \steinia magdalenensis Wasshausen, sp. nov. (Fig. 2) Suffrutex, caulibus ascendentibus, subquadrangulaibus, glabris, puberulis vel pilosulis;flioram Jamina elliptic vel anguste ovata, graclter acuminata, basi cunesta,utringue modice puberua, praecipue in costa et venis lateralibus posits; paniculaeterminales et axilares, lxae, bracts ramos panicularum subtendentibus fliaceis,anguste ovatis,sessilibus vel subsessilibus,rhachidi dense pube- Ful vel pls, ils aliquando glanduloss, bracteisultimis linear-subulatis vel liear-anceolats, calyeis seymenta purpurea lineafi-lanceolata, glabra vel pilosa; corolla purpurea, basi rubra, glabre, {tubo basi angusto, supra abrupt dilatato, in fauce leviter angusato, abs eects subaequalibus, abio Superiore ovat, labio inferioreapice trilobsto lois ovatis, acutis vel obtsis; stamina exserta, pur purea, glabra, anthers purpures.1985] \WASSHAUSEN: HANSTEINIA 205 ‘Taste Susauany OF THe DIFFERENCES BETWEEN Hansteiniacharitopes, H.jamesonii, AND H. ‘magdalenensis Tea blades oblong lanceolate, 10- lance-ovate o elliptic, elliptic to narrowly ovate, 1Gemlong and 4cm 7-14 em long and Gell em long and 2.5~ wide, oth surfices -2.S-4.em wide, both 4.3 em wide, bath sur- labrous or the costa surfaces glabrous ex- faces moderately pubes- Of upper surface in- ceptcosia flower cent onspicuouslystrigose surface inconspic- ously srigose Inflorescence flowers borne in long flowers borne axillary lowers bore in lax termi ‘marrow lax panicle, and terminal im long nal and axillary pani ‘rachis and rachilla narrow lax panicles, ces, rachis and rachilla slabrous fachis and rachilla” glabrous to densely pu- Sparel sandler teat or piosuons pilose Calyx 4mm long, glabrous green, 4 mm long, gla- purple, $-6.5 mm long, ‘rou ‘labrous or pilose Corolla 2m long, red, purplish 1.8-1.9 em long, bright 1.4-2 cm long, purple, toward tip, tube fed, tube enlarged at base red, tube abruptly abruply enlarged at 3. mm above base to enlarged'7-12 mm at mm above base 08 5.5mm, 3mm bread middle, 4-8 mm broad, mm, 6mm broad at at that; upper lip 4 at throat, upper lip 3 throat; upper ip 28mm broad mm broad ‘mm broad Stamens reaching tips of corolla exserted 1 em beyond purple, exserted0.8-2.5, lips mouth of coral ‘em beyond mouth of corolla Sufrutescent, 1-3 m tall; stems ascending, subquadrangular, glabrous, puber- uulous or sparingly pilosulous, especially towards tip, cystoliths inconspicuous, punctiform; leaf blades elliptic to narrowly ovate, 6-11 cm long and 2.5~4.5 cm wide, rather slenderly acuminate at tip, cuneate at base, moderately firm, entire or undulate, both surfaces moderately’ pubescent, the hairs erect or ascending above, rather appressed or flaccid below, confined especially to costa and lateral veins (8-10 pairs), these and the veinlets prominent both above and below, cys- toliths minute, inconspicuous, subpunctiform; petioles 0.2-1 cm long and 1 mm thick, densely pubescent, the hairs appressed or spreading; flowers borne in lax terminal and axillary panicles, these 7-15 cm long and 3-6 cm wide, bracts subtending branches of panicles leaf-like, narrowly ovate, sessile or subsessile, Jowermost pair 22.5 cm long and 1.2-1.5 cm wide, becoming gradually smaller towards tip of panicle, all acute at apex, pubescence similar to that of stem leaves, rachis densely puberulous or pilose, the hairs erect or ascending, sometimes bear- ing a few hairs tipped by conical elongated purplish glands, rachilla and pedicels (to 4 mm long and 0.25 mm thick) glabrous to densely pilosulous, bracts sub- tending flowers linear-subulate to linear-lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 mm long, 0.3-0.8 mm. wide, glabrous to sparingly pilose; calyx purple, 56.5 mm long, glabrous or pilose, segments linear-lanceolate, 4.5-5.5 mm long and 0.8 mm wide at base, cystoliths inconspicuous, punctiform; corolla purple, base red, 1.4-2.cm long, glabrous, tube 1 mm broad at base, abruptly enlarged to 2.25 mm above base, 7-12 mm broad at middle and gradually narrowed to 4-5 mm at throat, lips subequal, upper lip erect or slightly spreading, ovate, 2.5~3 mm long and 3 mm broad, acute, obtuse206 BRITTONIA [vor. 37 Fg 2, AcE Hansen mapdalenss A Habito H, mapdalennss vat psa B, Habit I. magdalenens lenenss var. is. C. Bracts and calyx of H. magdalenenss var. pilosa. D. Corolla, GLH mapdleneniovar apdaenensc. Corea H magdlenenis var magdaenessexande, Cy drawn from Kirkbride & Forero 1843 pro parte, B, D, E, drawn from Romero Castaheda a Linas 11322) or retuse, lower lip 3-lobed, lobes spreading, ovate, 2 mm long and 2.5-3 mm. broad, acute to obtuse; stamens purple, exserted 0.8-2.5 cm beyond mouth of corolla tube, inserted near base, glabrous; anthers 3-4 mm long, 1.2-1.4 mm. thick, oblong and slightly curved, muticous at both ends; pollen 2-porate, sub-1985) \WASSHAUSEN: HANSTEINIA 207 Fic. 3._ SEM photomicrographs of Hansteinia pollen. A. Hansteinia jamesonit Jameson 8), eaus- torial view, x1500. B. Hl. jamesonii Jaramillo & Cachago 4752), portion of spinulose surface at 3000. C. 1. magdalenensis (Kirkbride & Forero 1843), equatorial view, * 1600. spheroidal, 46 x 44 um, exine spinulose, spinulae widely spaced (Fig. 3); style exceeding stamens, glabrous, stigma minute; ovary glabrous; capsule not seen, Occasional in cloud forest. 1 Corolla 12. mm broad at middle; calyx 6.$ mm long, glabrous; bracts subrending flowers Tinear-subulate, 2.5 mm long, 0.3 mm wide, glabrous ‘A. vat. magdalenensis 1 Corolla 7 mm broad at middle; calyx 5-5.5 mm long. pilose bracts subiending lowers lines lanceolate, 3-3.5 mm long, 0.8 mm wide, sparingly pilose BL var. pilosa ‘A. Hansteinia magdalenensis var. magdalenensis, Stems glabrous or sparingly pilosulous; leaf blades moderately pilosulous on both surfaces, the septate hairs erect and ascending above, rather flaccid below; petioles densely pilose, the hairs spreading, septate; panicles 7-11 cm long and 4-6 cm wide, rachis pilose, the hairs septate, ascending, rachilla and pedicels glabrous, bracts subtending flowers linear-subulate, 2.5 mm long, 0.3 mm wide; calyx 6.5 mm long, glabrous; corolla 1.5-2 cm long, 12 mm broad at middle and gradually narrowed to 4 mm at throat; stamens exserted 1-2.5 cm beyond mouth of corolla tube; anthers 4 mm long, 1.4 mm thick.208 BRITTONIA Ivor. 37 ‘Type: COLOMBIA. MacDALENA: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, E of La Finca de Cortés, 2800-3000 m alt, 3 Aug 1972, J. Kirkbride & E. Forero 1843 pro parte (uoLorver: US; 1sorvees: COL, NY). Additional specimens examined: COLOMBIA. Macoausna: viinity of Cebollet, 2400 m alt, 1 Feb 1959, R, Romero Castaneda 7207 (AAU, COL). Municipality Santa Marta, between Cerro Que> ‘mado & Cerro San Lorenzo (today Cerro Kennedy), ca 2600 malt, 10 Aug 1971, 8. Romero Castaneda & Sail Llinds 11322 (COL, NY). B. Hanstel CCaulibus puberulis; oliorum lamina utringue modice puberula, pilis supa rets vel ascendentibus subtus appresis; petioli dense puberul; paniculae 9-15 cm longae 3-4 cm latae; rhachides dense Dpuberul, rhachis et pedicllis dense pilosis, braceisultimis linear-lanceolatis, 3-3.5 mm longs, (6.3 mm latis, parce poss, calyis 5-5.5 mm longis, plosis, corolla 1.4 cm longa, 7 mm lata ad ‘medium, in face sensim angustato ad S mm; stamina orificium corolla 0.8-1.6 cm superantes, antheris 3 mm longs, 1.2 mm crass Stems puberulous; leaf blades moderately puberulous on both surfaces, the hairs erect and ascending above, rather appressed below; petioles densely puberulous, the hairs appressed; panicles 9-15 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, rachis densely puberulous, the hairs erect, sometimes bearing a few hairs tipped by conical elongated purplish glands, rachilla and pedicels densely pilosulous, bracts sub- tending flowers linear-lanceolate, 3~3.5 mm long, 0.8 mm wide; calyx 5-5.5 mm, long, pilose; corolla 1.4 cm long, 7 mm broad at middle and gradually narrowed to 5 mm at throat; stamens exserted 0.8-1.6 cm beyond mouth of corolla tube; anthers 3 mm Jong, 1.2 mm thick. ‘Type: COLOMBIA. MAGDALENA: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, E of La Finca de Cortés, 2800-3000 m, 3 Aug 1972, J. Kirkbride & E. Forero 1843 pro parte (uoLoryre: US). Related to H. charitopes Leonard (1958), H. magdalenensis differs markedly in the shorter (6-11 cm long) elliptic to narrowly ovate leaf blades, the purple, 56.5 mm long calyx and the much broader (7-12 mm) corolla tube. The leaf blades in H. charitopes are oblong-lanceolate, 10-16 cm long, the calyx 4 mm. long and the corolla tube is barely enlarged to 8 mm (Table 1). ‘The term variety is not necessarily employed here in the widely used sense of a local population that is morphologically distinct and occupying a restricted geographical area. Rather, the term here is used for a variation whose precise nature is not yet clearly understood. I suspect from previous field observations that the degree of morphological deviation observed here is probably due to some ecological differentiation. Additional field observations and collections are nec- essary to resolve this taxonomic problem. magdalenensis var. pilosa Wasshausen, var. nov. (Fig. 2) Acknowledgments ‘My special thanks to Cathy Pasquale who skillfully prepared the line drawings and to Dr. Stephen F. Smith and the staff of the SEM Laboratory for their high- quality pollen photomicrographs. Literature Cited Leonard, E.C. 1988. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, I. Conte. US. Natl Herb, 31: 484486. (ersted, A'S. 1834. Mexicos og Centralamerikas Acanthaceer.Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Natuchist. Foren, Kjobenhavn 1854: 142