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ADDITIONS TO THE Thomas F. Daniel2 and
ACANTHACEAE OF PANAMA' LucindaA. McDade:
ABSTRACT
The treatmentof Acanthaceae for the Flora of ed a numberof nomenclatural changes and new
Panama (Durkee, 1978) is now 17 years old. It taxa thathad been recognizedin the genus since
serves as an extremelyhelpful facilitatorfor rec- Durkee's(1978) publication.D'Arcy (1987) listed
ognizing additions to the acanthaceous floraof Pan- a totalof 19 species. McDade (1984) has argued
ama. Most of the new taxa and distributionalrec- thattwoof thesedo notactuallyoccurin Panama.
ords discovered since 1978 have been in regions The two Panamanianspecimenscited by Durkee
remote fromthe well-collected provinces of central (1978) as A. crenataLeonard(otherwise knownonly
Panama. Dari6n Province and the Comarca de San fromSouth America) are readilyreferableto A.
Blas in eastern Panama (adjacent to Colombia) and campanensisDurkee(Wedel2501) and A. hartwegi-
the Caribbean slope of western Panama (which is ana Nees (Allen5094). These threespecies are part
becoming increasingly accessible via new roads) of a lineage withbranchedpedunculateinflores-
have yielded most of the additions of Acanthaceae cences, obtusebracts,falcatebracteoles,and dis-
to the Panamanian flora. Furtherdiscoveries are to tinctivepollen (see McDade, 1984); the Central
be expected in these regions as they become more Americantaxa should be viewed as provisional
thoroughlyexplored. On the otherhand, because of pendingrevisionoftheentiregroup.Durkee(1978)
abundant "geographic taxonomy"in the Neotropics, identifieda numberofplantsfromtheridgesofthe
some species undoubtedly will be combined with low,centralPanamanianrangesas A. pilosa Leon-
othersas more collecting and studymake geograph- ard.Aphelandra pilosa is a SouthAmericanspecies
ic patterns apparent. with profuselybranching inflorescences,short
In this paper, we add nine species to the Acan- bracts(5-6 mm),and relativelyshortcorollas(ca.
thaceae knownfromPanama. These include the de- 60 mm).It is unlikeanyAphelandrathatoccur in
scription of a new species of Aphelandra; docu- CentralAmerica.On the basis of morphology and
mentation and discussion of six species in four experimentalhybridizations, McDade (1984) ar-
genera that are newly reported fromPanama; and gued thatspecimenstreatedby Durkee (1978) as
notes on the occurrence of two species that are cul- A. pilosa are likelyto be hybridsbetweenA. sin-
tivated in Panama. We also provide revised keys to clairiana Nees and A. gracilisLeonard.Withthe
all Panamanian species of Aphelandra, Odontone- removalofA. crenataand A. pilosa and the addi-
ma, and Sanchezia. tions(see below)ofa newspecies and a geographic
rangeextension,thereare a totalof 19 species of
A NEW SPECIES OF APHELANDRA Aphelandrain Panama and one putativehybrid.
About 175 species are currentlyrecognized in
the whollyneotropical genus Aphelandra (Wasshau- Aphelandra kuna T. F. Daniel & McDade, sp. nov.
sen, 1975; McDade, 1984; Daniel, 1991). The up- TYPE: Panama. Panama: El Llano-Cartf
dated checklist forPanama (D'Arcy, 1987) includ- Hwy.,ca. 12 km N ofEl Llano, 19 July1974,
' We are gratefulto S. Myersforrenderingthe line drawing,D. Ubick forSEM assistance,and the curatorsof
herbariacited in the textforloans. Daniel's fieldworkin Panama was generously by G. McPhersonand H.
facilitated
Herrera.McDade's fieldwork was supportedby the NationalGeographicSociety(grantto W. Starnes).
2 Department ofBotany,CaliforniaAcademyofSciences,GoldenGate Park,San Francisco,California 94118, U.S.A.
3Department of Ecologyand Evolutionary Biologyand Herbarium,Universityof Arizona,Tucson,Arizona85721,
U.S.A.
R. Dressler 4667 (holotype, US; isotype, funnelform,1 mm long. Capsule and seeds not
DUKE). Figure 1. seen.
Herbae perennesusque ad 1.3 m altae. Folia opposita, Distributionand habitat. Known only fromthe
125- vicinityof the type locality in northeasternPanama
petiolata,laminae ellipticaevel obovato-ellipticae,
240 mmlongae,48-91 mmlatae, 2.2-2.9-plo longiores (Panama and Comarca de San Blas), in the Serrania
quam latiores.Spicae dense bracteatae,60-100 mmlon- de San Blas; plants occur along streams in a region
gae. Bracteae subroseae,ovatae vel ligulatae,erectae,
of tropical wet forest at elevations from 300 to
(26-)30-49 mmlongae, 10-17 mm latae, margineden-
tatae dentibusutroquelatere3-4. Corollaatropurpurea, 400 m.
43-45 mmlonga,extusdense sericea. Staminainclusa,
4.5-5.5 mm longa, thecae 2.8-3.5 mm longae, apice Phenology. Flowering: June-July, September,
pubescentes. November.
1 mm
FIGURE 1. Aphelandrakuna T. F. Daniel & McDade. A. Habit (Dressier 4667). B. Bract (Maas & Dressier
1706). C. Bracteole(Maas & Dressier 1706). D. Base ofone bracteoleand calyx(Maas & Dressier 1706). E. Apex
of bractand corolla(Dressier4667). F. Anthers(Dressier 4667). G. Distal portionofstyle(Dressier 4667). Drawnby
Sheva Myers.
Volume 82, Number4 Daniel & McDade 545
1995 Acanthaceae of Panama
of its occurrence in Panama. Collection notes in- zuela. Our understandingof this species (and of
dicate that the plant grew in a thicket. It is not othertaxa withrangesincludingbothPanama and
known whether the occurrence of 0. cuspidatum Colombia)will benefitgreatlyfromadditionalcol-
at this locality represents an indigenous popula- lectingin the poorlyknownareas of easternPan-
tion, naturalized plants, or a remnant from culti- ama and adjacentColombia.
vation. The specimen was annotated by Durkee Odontonemarubrumhas been collectedin the
and cited in the Flora of Panama (Durkee, 1978) Canal Area, Col6n, Darien,Panama, and the Co-
as 0. callistachyum. marcade San Blas. Representativespecimensof0.
rubrumfromPanama include:
ODONTONEMARUBRUM(VAHL) KUNTZE
Canal Area: drowned forestof Q. Ancha,18 Dec.
Baum (1982) cited collections of 0. rubrumfrom 1934,C. Dodge& J. Steyermark 17043 (MO). Colon:
Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. We have stud-
RfoBoquer6n, nearPeluca,27 Jan.1973,R. Dressler
4263 (MO).Darien: between upperRfoMembrillo and
ied these and other specimens of 0. rubrumfrom Camp7 on roadto San Blas,J.Duke10915 (MO,US).
Panama and concur that this species is distinct Panama: 25 kmNE ofCerroAzulon RfoPedras,25
fromother Panamanian Odontonema. However, as Nov.1974,S. Mori& J.Kallunki 3471 (MO).Comarca
noted by Baum (1982: 73), plants fromthe western de San Blas: lowerRfoAiligandi,
17Jan.1967,J.Duke
9321 (MO).
portionof the range of 0. rubrum(i.e., eastern Pan-
ama and northwesternColombia) are rather differ- Species of Odontonemain Panama can be dis-
ent fromplants fromeastern Colombia and Vene- tinguishedby thefollowing
key: