A Synopsis of Neotropical Stylogyne (Myrsinaceae)

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A Synopsis of Neotropical Stylogyne (Myrsinaceae)
Jon M. Ricketson
Missouri Botanical Garden, P.0. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-0299, U.S.A.
[email protected]
John J. Pipoly III
University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences/Broward County Extension,
Parks and Recreation Division, 3245 College Avenue, Davie, Florida 33314-7719, U.S.A.
j pipoly @broward. org
Abstract . The Neotropical genus Stylogyne A. DC. (Myrsina¬
Neotropical genus Stylogyne A. DC. (Myrsinaceae) ceae) comprises 35 species, with several others that
comprises 35 species and two subspecies. The name remain undescribed owing to lack of adequate
Stylogyne lateriflora (Sw.) Mez is neotypified. The
documented (Pipoly, 1989: 1, 1991: 202; Ricketson
sioides Griseb., A. hostmannii Miq., A. surinamensis & Pipoly, 1997: 591), as well as correlated vegetative
Miq., Stylogyne amazonica Mez, S. atra Mez, S.
balaensis Mez, S. canaliculata (Lodd.) Mez, S. tion on numerous occasions. Circumscription of the
depauperata Mez, S. flumensis (Mez) Ricketson & genus Stylogyne has often been problematic due to
Pipoly, S. funckiana Mez, S. kappleri Mez, S. micans significant quantitative floral and inflorescence het¬
Mez, S. nigricans (A. DC.) Mez, S. pauciflora Mez, S. erogeneity among staminate, pistillate, and bisexual
flowers and/or plants. Many species have been
sordida Mez, S. spruceana Mez, S. venezuelana Mez, described in Ardisia Sw., Geissanthus Hook, f., or
and S. warmingii Mez. One error in the original Stylogyne and then transferred among the three genera
protologue is corrected for S. darienensis Lundell. Two
Stylogyne is unique among Neotropical genera of
Pipoly and S. sublaevigata (Kuntze) Ricketson & Myrsinaceae because of its contorted calyx and
Pipoly, are made. Finally, 13 names are newly corolla lobes, with the corolla lobes variously twisted
synonymized within Stylogyne. in bud. Another unique feature of the genus is that
glRnsauyoetbnmeseuerbi smfrpleeoAesnrc. a .i ae csDe.(S SCpewt. Sa,. )dep oirnesMn cseelpeuonzayt triaeapy n i fdeuilocns aeag eanl elieels 3rctata5ob itNnicpeeoosiommfptirecipooaclp enieit caSsa tvyle dyliSoe ngt ytydilluonoo¬ness 4io3dn01ref 8t7plao),si relhee1usad9dcd 0oe e2tnsxe:uc aregmm2sg6 iiein4nnsa)at letS,iad otrny.na dl Bot hogaoefys trnehs tdepeh reaa ocrnnaie mu tfeeteihirentmolhsdrei,s nr ow al(blaLe st aueehsrnr vaadMvale teel(il zao, dx n(iis11sl l99caao70rnyv11d)-::
bGiroinseobm.,i oAs . lishtoasdtoms anan icio nMuniqu.a, cAio. n:s uArirndaimsiae ncsilus siMoidiqe.s, are, in fact, pseudoterminal, with a small apical bud
SMM. eefzzlu,, mSS..e cnkasainpsap ll(ieMcruie lzMa)t eaRz ,(i LcSko. edmtds.oi)c nMa n&esz ,M PSie.p zod, leSyp., anSui.p gefruriacntacank sMi a(enAza., gn(prooemrwset.n hoo bnas f.th)e aras m tbhoeene gni n sfeclovonerrfeaisrlcm esenpdce eci ines set hnoeef sScfiteeysll.do gTbyhyni esP, isppuhocel¬hy
sellowiana Mez, S. serpentina Mez, S. sordida Mez, S. as S. turbacensis (Kunth) Mez, S. nigricans (A. DC.)
spruceana Mez, S. venezuelana Mez y S. warmingii Mez. (Mart.) Mez, while carrying out quantitative forest
Lundell. Se propone dos nueva combinaciones, S. : and population studies. We have also seen
f(lKumunmtzeen) siRs ic(Mkeetzs)o Rn ic&k ePtsipoonl y&. PAidpeomlya ys, Ss. es urbellaeegvaing a1t3a apical buadp ichaals abtu dti msecsa rf.a lTlehne roef f,i sl eaovnien gs poneclyie as
described by Mez, Stylogyne ambigua, that does
Key words: Myrsinaceae, Neotropics, Stylogyne. have a fully terminal inflorescence, but we follow
doi: 10.3417/2010027 Novon 20: 437-447. Published on 29 November 2010.

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Feb. 1972 (fl.), A. Gentry 4261 (holotype, LL;
isotypes, BM, MO).
Lundell (1974: 69) erred in his original protologue
when he cited the collection number as “4/ Gentry 19(4M97, fig. 1. 2009. TYPE: Brazil Parana:
4161” which was collected as a Fabaceae. The Volta Grande, 19 Nov. 1911 (fl.), P. Dusen s.n.
correct collection number present on all known sheets
is 4261. 9. Stylogyne fluminensis (Mez) Ricketson & Pi-
poly, comb. nov. Basionym: Ardisia fluminensis
Mez, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 236(Heft 9): 95-96.
IV, S^Heft^): 277. 1902. Ardisia depluperatl 1902. Icacorea fluminensis (Mez) Lundell, Phy-
(Mez) Bemacci & Jung-Mend., Acta Bot. Bras. tologia 49(4): 348. 1981. TYPE: Brazil. Rio de
14(3): 246. 2000. TYPE: Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: Janeiro: Montons Rio de Janeno, s.d. (fl.), P.
Rio de Janeiro, Tijuca, 29 Dec. 1869 (fl.), A. Lund s.n. (lectotype, designated here, C; isotype,
Glaziou 4073 (lectotype, designated here, C; LL [fragm.]).
misoty pes, B[f, 1943], B image as F neg. 4838, P Stylogyne warmingii Mez, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, 236(Heft
9): 278. 1902, syn. nov. Ardisia warmingii (Mez)
Stylog9(yf)ln:. )e,2 s7eL8l.al ola1wn9id0aen2 a, ssM.ynne. .z , n(Ploefvcl.at onTtzyYepnPerE.. : (dEBenrsgaigzleinlr.a) te“IVBd r, eh2sie3lr6,e”(, H se.Pdf;.t 2B108e06rn03a. (cfTcl.Yi) ,P &JE. :J WuBnargarm-zMiiln.e gnS da5o.2, 2PA a(cluetlaco t:o BtLyoapt.ge o,B adr aeSssa.i ngt1na4a, (t3e2)d3: hD2e4er6ec,..
isotype, B[t, 1943], B image as F neg. 4838).
Mez (1902: 277) listed five syntypes for Stylogyne Mez (1902: 96) listed three syntypes for Ardisia
dWeipdagurpene ras.tna. )( Biney hriicsh osr.nig.,i nGalla zdieosuc r4i0p7ti3o,n 6, 6b3u1t ,1d4id0 4n6o,t fdSlueemlrl oiSnwee rnnrs.a i 2sd:0 o7s) O.—Osrt(g-HBaoreasr,sb i.lb iBeeine :rM liSnat,na dWaito iecRnci,ao W(dLaeur nmJdai,nn geM i[riCok ]a)in.n”,
lbspoiernceegasnlte een dlto s achataet t eSePt.d ;.T e whaAcoo hw s sehiovnefege rlt,Ges lnoasozfh niGoeeue lat o z6fio 6oft3u h 1eW4 0iaP7dn 3gdmr eaans1t 4ews0r.ien4al.6ll awwasaa reass Wbtthhyeee MfhSloaeiklvrlaaoeln w b p aea2sers0ntso7 cu aincnaoadtebl ldwlee ca wttsio iopt nhlho octhhtaaoitdseg rtaaaanp xydho eenmtd.a aibTlteeyhrd eiM a dlBa rc casobwhlrliieendecgett e(oodFff
pshreeseet nto fa t GKl aazniodu is 1a4n0n4o6t atiesd pbrye sMeenzt . A(btu Ct , waa ssi nngolet C(H ie[Hpkbo. , 1W9a8r7m).i nAg ]s, heaentd o f wPe. Lduensdig sn.na.t ei s ipt reasse ntt haet
apnrensoetnatt eadn bdy w Mase za)n; nao stpaetecdim beyn Mofe zG. lTazhieo uG 4la0z7i3o ui s4 a0l7s3o Mez (1902: 278) listed three syntypes for Stylogyne
warmingii: “Sud-Brasilien: Prov. Sao Paulo bei Lagoa
boaptnuh dotB,th o esgt warsahmapesehe net.,ad nT annhbodeyt a sstheeMpedea alt) cbo,b yfpr tirdheMees u eGzm( lFaaa zbsilo nyue ab g 4y. 0“ 7Mn43. e8 z3cs,o8 pdl).l.”ie r cetTcaitnohlydne bWbS(Leeaoaren,rfnt mgaD r,l ieeonSnzcg aea.1nm”t4 e Jb3dNoe4.os r, e. I—m 3md3akHe0th e4eRarr,in biaoWi.l t sCPaokoarfam rmyLdiamoon ,fg, g( E1gr5ee9s2no9p2 g6. 1)ra.S.4—: ag3n2e4Bto9 oll)oi . i rdhSp o3tar e3oNPv 0Pioi4nova cueuhhmslaola¬ysl,
petal, and a stamen in ventral and dorsal views; the lmecattoeyripailf iperde stehnits att axLoEn. , Hbeu ts taetrerso ntheoaut stlhye fWroamrm tihnge
c(Holileepcktioo,n s1 9a8t7 )B. Cfolera rhliys Mdeezs cruispetdio nth, eb uGtl asziinocue 4 0th7a3t sCp eacs itfhicea llleyc tdoteyspigen. aHteosw tehvee ru, nMneuzm cbleeraerdly csotallteecst iionn h aist
sLSiseea lldlMllaooenwe[swzdii gea\( n)n1—2aa9 t,0e pBd2te.“: rRal2csiio7 notl8, hl )eeP dc laetliires oictsneJt.oda ”nt t yhtTewpaihretooe . w sFya( nSsn teyedllgpeo.esw st4r o8foyn4r.e4 d S 2itsya tlo o[efgB .yp thn.i]nee, pcaadotnre olnsCltcoe orfctlioaotbritgio ehnudnige s b taatyhatu axtMthoC onhe r.ze ’s. Ts hu Whesoieersetdi gs dtihahneseesa eil gtJm .ini nosaW trteseetn ai rtltc.lmh opeinnr sJegi.ss e5tWen2nt2a ta r cmtw oCilinl teaghcn t5dit2oh i2nes
1943 (Hiepko, 1987). No other Sellow n. 2 [e.p.]
Lalande s.n. syntype at P is annotated by Mez and,
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TODdeYfcrgcPeuicEdah:,e anR Ctdaioeol,ll o nSmvoaebn rie taniJ.e tunraVetne aK ,l lmoeac b c5adi2jdeo ley n d5Ctea3a l,u, Q 1chau3:oe0 ry0eCa-m o1dar5dle0 il0l al enmrloaa, Stylog1T(1yfD9oln.C2c)e,3u tL.c1e h.n4 eTu4G,i2Y fu/3oP1i-llE4id5a,:i nBFAgT r pnir1triet.4no g in.1d( ,h9a3 o2Bd3l0 8uo l5tal(y5.fn pr,Td. e) oM,, rTNGrOeo.- y DbnB aeBCgrgoi,o. tt t.G. o sC.n-nTD,l. ru)Ci.Tbn . i i5dmH0aa(ad1gz:) ee:ns M5 a3&ts..
19 Mar. 1947 (fl.), J. Cuatrecasas 23847 W. Mendleson 1341 (holotype, GH; isotypes, NY, US).
(holotype, F; isotypes, COL, US). The travels and history of the publication of
11. Stylogyne hayesii Mez, Pflanzenr. (Engler) IV, Swartz’s Prodromus (1788) were well documented by
236(Heft 9): 272. 1902. TYPE: Panama. Darien: Stearn (1980), Howard and Howard (1982), and
Manene [Manmer Station], Panama Railroad, 15 Nicolson and Jarvis (1990). Swartz (1788: 48)
Oct. 1862 (fl.), S. Hayes 662 (holotype, G-BOIS; described five new Ardisia from the Caribbean. It
isotypes, BM, K, P).
species were based on his own collections. However,
12. Stylogyne incognita Pipoly, Bnttonia 51(2): Nicolson and Jarvis (1990: 622) paraphrase a
130, fig. 2. 1999. TYPE: French Guiana. Pied du statement made by Swartz as: “[m]y Prodromus is
Mont Galbao, crique Canal Panama, 03°37'N, made up from my own collections and those in the
053°16'W, ca. 200 m, 7 Jan. 1986 (fl.), J. de Banksian herbarium. The new things that Solander
Granville, C. Feuillet, L. Hollenberg, 0. Poncy & identified and I had not collected are marked with an
M. Sangrey 8401 (holotype, CAY; isotypes, B, asterisk.” A closer look at the entry by Swartz (1788:
MG not seen, MO, NY, P, U, US [2]). 48) for the new species Ardisia lateriflora reveals an
13. IMs(SVMiltavy,a riltrs2o.t i3gup6&ysr()no H pe1Mee 0f :iit qnu 2.dr9 9b)e1v:e c.am 2or1. 7r 8Pa7p5 .a6a rMr.a1 v,T9e izf0Ylo,o2 Plc.iP EaisfA : l arBMenddrziiaisqetzii.nai,o lr .r. ci FPbal(ua.uE rslnai,B f:gl rslo“ea.ridrsna).. tluaaihdsnset”dpe iurtciaibsoonlknnid s,c h (e*neSp)od wttf oamoflrrlftoaoz nw mthuci nisismctg er asistp thpetete rh ic“aediFle e lsstoc cyrorpcuilaepllaem t ciloetIoe nncd,dfa rilioaibntmeyyd iOcSSsaiwcotmcilanaiprdngtlzeyd .nte htrIaaa’nss-t
n(fel.g),. 2C0. 0M69a)r.t ius s.n. (holotype, M, M image as F mNiocsot lsoofn S aonladn Jdaerrv’sis m(1a9n9u0s:c r6i2p0t ) awnder ed eacbilpeh teor etrda nmslaantye
. Stylogyne lasseri (Lundell) Pipoly, Emstia 53:
4, fig. 1. 1989. Basionym: Ardisia lasseri Lundell, species, no detailed locality or collector information
Wrightia 4(2): 59. 1968. Icacorea lasseri (Lun¬ was discovered. Until now, most authors have
dell) Lundell, Phytologia 49(4): 349. 1981. accepted the idea that this species was based on an
TYPE: Venezuela. Bolivar: selvas alrededor de
Santa Elena, 1946 (fr.), T. Lasser 1570 (holotype, and Howard (1982) tried to lectotypify many of the
VEN, VEN image as NY neg. 12106, LL neg. names associated with the species in Swartz’s
1971-58A; isotypes, LL [fragm.], NY, US, VEN,
VEN image as LL neg. 1971-58B). ambiguity for A. lateriflora Sw. Howard (1989: 52)
15. Al4(SaU tntyer(gb2rlui)oaf:in gllo)ly1 arn0ra2ie9 a( . 3 Sll)awa1:t t7.ee, 94rri7i1Pff.l8 lrooo.Ar dranar 1.g ( 9S(u0Sw(i1Swl.l).w.a )r aLiBrMaatzam e)slz .ia,,o t1nTeS:yr ayimbfm4ll:o8.b r..E aAA n1rc(nd7Syti8wiscl8ill.a)... fihcAnoiettrd e tisdhtcth,iaa settb ee tuiddbmt, a hets“iy,isT op nnyueoypn mmesch:e ,ao r‘ttuAeIanlridridnda itlibays et ihora eai cngtcl aaictdrtohedeuerininl tfdHgal ol beitrshera.b i’ us. SsNmBewodaa. , nt asekshprs iaeta hsc(l ei Bmw bMtyehe)epen.nn”es
lPGKaouoteintrrt.tii,znf elEgo,en rncaR y e(7cSv:l w.i s2.7.)3 : 7GG6.8r ei71ns.e.8 b51P.78,L .0 A 6T2b, i:hnn .uo 9smK7 o4.l an.s tiueg1prli8.ef 9ilGfo1lre..u sB.sT aWY(dSPiuwsEls.a):. 2hrne2uepr8mbr3eae srraeoiutnu mtNss ) Yi.st o hWatiyss ept tehadsex e oasnvniega oniiltnaay tbpetlhe e,ea. bFWceiocnelaalsueltlc syetI,in owwdniee e oshtf he airPnenek der exii tct D lbuhuedassesst
4(n9e0o-t9y5pe0, dme,s ig1n8a9te2d- 1h8e9r4e, N(fYl.);, isPo.t ypDeuss, sF ,2 G28H3, t(wMoe zs,y n1o9n0y1m: s 4c1la9s,s ic1a9l0ly2 :a s2so7c5i)a, teAd rwdiistiha thaicsu smpeincaietas
NY [2], PH, US [2]). and Anguillaria taurijotia Lam. [= Wallenia la-
Badula caribaea A. DC., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Ser. 2, 16: 90. marckiana (A. DC.) Mez in Urb.].
(KMuanrttzieu,s ) R1e0v:i s.2 8G9e. n.1 8P5I6. . 2T: in9u7s4 .c a1ri8b9a1e.u sT Y(AP.E :D CS.t). 16. Stylogyne laxiflora Mez, Pflanzenr. (Engler)
Vincent and the Grenadines. St. Vincent: s. loc., 1828 IV, 236(Heft 9): 273. 1902. Badula laxiflora
442 Novon
DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PI. 2: 974. 1891, as
Replacement synonym: Ardisia spruceana Ca- “Ihotskya.” TYPE: Brazil, ca. Rio [de] Janeiro,
rrijo, M. F. Freitas & Pexoto, Nordic J. Bot. 27: 1832 (fl.), J. Lhotsky s.n. (holotype, G-DC, G-DC
454-455. 2009, non Ardisia laxiflora Merr., images as F neg. 7479, MO neg. s.n.).
Philipp. J. Sci. 12: 153. 1917. TYPE: Brazil. 19. Stylogyne longifolia (Mart.) Mez, Pflanzenr.
0(Cf0la.3r)r,2 i9jRo3. 30Se]pt; r uiscaoel t.y,2 p1e72s3,0 0B(9l[:ef c, to41t95y44p3,e ],, NdBeY si imgna[gabteae rdca os bdFye A2R(E9rend0vgi.is slie.a 1r )8G l5oIeV6nn.g, . if2TPo3iIl6n.i au( Hs2M :e flat9or n7t9.g4,) :i. f Fo2l1l.7i 8u6B9s. 1 ra1. (s9M.T0 2Ya(Mr.P t.BaE) r:at isKuiBosu)nrn aytz1zmi0el:.:,
K [3], OXF, P [2], W [2]). Japurensis,” Jan. 1820 (fl.), C. Martius s.n.
Mez (1902: 273) listed only the Spruce 2173 (holotype, M, M image as F neg. 20071).
collection for this taxon; however, he did not indicate
acnAo2tono1 c lwt7cle“e3ohdBc”ra td ati idoainabnungpos l atpvati aeotrlu r aeetxM inaoipntfenllrzdyo e h rs(eae1m fn9srBoota0 eswm2tnf : rt iohtw2.m.a !7Aen 3ri e)nnn, u uuptmmanhlnapeebnnur eootber,ut plaoiesistf xteh hssdheehi ecdte cr ebbi.ts yals S ir sbopitaMafr ustehecaozdeesr. 20. ABMR[(SMSroteeadyvtapr.ilri,ts.o st.]i,..S g )a e 1yGHr8ln.aeIe 4emtnr21i b.p,. k m. e Ph1sTL6aaF i:nr nl M.t.2u9 ,i :saa1 B rn.9t mrB.a7a[, Aos 4a.trFA.u . t gli.51o a.]78rnZD a09u1h C.1s8 u2 ..4 ,m41 (1SA 8.A.t 4 .(y AnB1lDon,(er Mg.dCi byni.oslS)no.i s cemacKi 2o..ll )wuaa:Nn ttn iitppu6azeedt2&e.ss..,,
f4h(lH8oo3lwioe9etp)yrk; p oeah, n o1dhw9 a8edwv7 ae).sra , nC p tahharoratitttjao ocgs herhaete pdaeh lt. e dd(we2 ta0abs0i yl9e d:d Me4 s5atdr4cor)bay rwleieddicne tgo i tn(yF op f1i nf9tie4hegd3e. MnL“MIeelaognhrr.iet inico7ugas4srn a7did57n]),,7 0sMGy 8lO-1(vBh(i 9osOn )leo:Iu gStmy., 3pbs2eGr.,.no H.s;Gi, 1s -is9sDKi9omC,6t yi,.s pL,eG”ETs , ,Y 1 im8BMP3EMa 9g:[, e2(sG]fB ,l .ra)[a,NsH z YCiblF...,
that this sheet was seen by Mez. While we assert that OXF, P, W [2]).
the NY sheet is a poor choice, we must accept it as the Much confusion has surrounded the type associ¬
lectotype according to the International Code of ated with the C. Martius 570 collection, even as late
Botanical Nomenclature (McNeill et al., 2006: Art. as 1996 (Imkhanitskaya, 1996b: 32). According to
43). Carrijo et al. (2009: 454) misinterpreted Farr et al. (1979: 1700), in Index Nominum
statements of Pipoly and Ricketson (2005: 190) that
most Neotropical Ardisia have filaments fused only Candolle’s article in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Ser. 2
(1841), which also described the genus Stylogyne,
not unique to Ardisia, but are rather common. What is
unusual is that the filaments are fused to each other at (1981: 333), Martius’ (1841) article in Flora
the very base, but the entire androecium is free and 24(Beibl. 2) was published on 21 September 1841.
not adnate to the corolla. In addition, the corolla lobes We believe this clearly gives priority to Alphonse de
of Stylogyne laxiflora are contorted, clearly distin¬ Candolle’s taxa and S. martiana over the Martius
guishing the taxon from Ardisia.
17. Stylogyne leptantha (Miq.) Mez, Pflanzenr. . (Engler)
(Engler) IV, 236(Heft 9): 267. 1902. Basionym: IV, 236(Heft 9): 278. 1902. TYPE: Peru. Pangoa,
Ardisia leptantha Miq., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 10: s.d. (fl.), M. Mathews 1200 (holotype, K [Hb.
286-287, tab. 32. 1856. Tinus leptanthus (Miq.) Benth.]; isotypes, E [2], K [Hb. Hook.], OXF).
Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 974. 1891. TYPE:
PBorahzli ls.. nM. i(nhaosl oGtyeprea,i sM: )c. entral Brazil, s.d. (fl.), J. forM thezis (1ta9x0o2n: . 2H78o)w leivseter,d tohnelrye Maraet htewwos s1h2e0e0ts f roofm t hKe
18. Stylogyne lhotskyana (A. DC.) Mez, Pflanzenr.
(Engler) IV, 236(Heft 9): 269. 1902, as “Ihotz- the other in the Hooker herbarium, but not annotated
kyana.” Basionym: Ardisia lhotskyana A. DC., by Mez. We assume then that Mez based this taxon on
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(1): 127. 1834, as the Bentham herbarium sheet and not the Hooker
“Ihotskya.” Badula lhotskyana (A. DC.) A. DC., herbarium sheet, and thus there is no need for
Prodr. (DC.) 8: 111. 1844. Tinus Ihotzkyanus (A. lectotypification.

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