Larnax purpurea S. Leiva (1996: 16)

Deanna, Rocío, González, Segundo Leiva & Barboza, Gloria E., 2014, Four new species and eighteen lectotypifications of Larnax from Ecuador and Peru and a new synonym of Deprea orinocensis (Solanaceae: Solanoideae, Physalideae), Phytotaxa 167 (1), pp. 1-34 : 29

Larnax purpurea S. Leiva (1996: 16)

Lectotype (designated here):— PERU. Cajamarca: San Ignacio: ruta San Ignacio – El Chaupe , 1510 m, 3 January 1995, S. Leiva, P. Lezama & P. Chuna 1560 ( CORD 00004049 ! , isolectotypes: F 2177617 ! , HUT 031931 ! , MO 05077371 ! , NY 00076787 ! ).

The selected lectotype is a branch with some buds, three flowers, two immature fruits and one mature fruit ( Fig. 17 A ), whereas the other specimens lack mature flowers or mature fruits. Moreover, the glabrous calyx, the mucronate anthers and the globose berry are diagnostic traits ( Fig. 17 B–E ) in L. purpurea S. Leiva (1996: 16) , clearly visible in the specimen at CORD.

Figures

FIGURE 17. A–E. Larnax purpurea. A. Lectotype (CORD). B. Flower in anthesis. C. Flower in branch. D. Habit. E. Flower and fruit. F–J. Larnax sagasteguii. F.Lectotype (HUT). G.Flower in anthesis. H. Flower in lateral view. I. Habit. J. Fruits. A reproduced with permission of Museo Botánico de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and F with permission of Herbario Truxillense, Universidad Nacional de La Libertad-Trujillo.