Sullivantia hapemanii var. purpusii

(Brandegee) Soltis

Brittonia 43: 49. 1991,.

Endemic
Basionym: Boykinia purpusii Brandegee Bot. Gaz. 27: 447. 1899 (as purpusi)
Synonyms: Sullivantia purpusii (Brandegee) Rosendahl Therofon purpusii (Brandegee) A. Heller
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 124. Mentioned on page 123.

Flowering-stems 5–40 cm. Leaf-blades 1–10 cm wide, 5–11-lobed for 1/3–1/2 length, lobes cuneate to cuneate-oblong, 1–2 times dentate. Flowers: sepals triangular, 0.8–1.7 × 0.7–1.2 mm; petals ovate to ovatelanceolate and gradually narrowed into claw; ovary ca. 2 times as long as wide. Capsules narrow-cylindric, 4–8 × 1.5–2.7 mm, 2.5+ times longer than wide. Seeds 1.1–1.7 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Hanging gardens of moist canyon walls and wet cliffs (sometimes at high elevations), often near waterfalls, water in suitable habitats often highly charged with calcium carbonate
Elevation: 1800-3200 m

Discussion

Variety purpusii is found in the Gunnison and White River basins.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"-2timesdenticulatetosubcrenate5-13-lobedfor1/4-1/2length" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."-11-lobed" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property."full" is not a number.

epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
Douglas E. Soltis +
(Brandegee) Soltis +
cordate +  and truncate +
Boykinia purpusii +
dentate +, serrate +  and entire +
glandular-ciliate +  and ciliate +
5-25-lobed +, reniform +  and reniform-orbiculate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 11 cm110 mm <br />0.11 m <br /> (?) +
perpendicular +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
narrow-cylindric +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.27 cm2.7 mm <br />0.0027 m <br />) +
3-carpellate +  and 2-carpellate +
short-petiolate +  and sessile +
compound +  and dichasial +
monochasial +
1800-3200 m +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
leafless +  and leafy +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
2-3(-4)-beaked +  and folliclelike +
Hanging gardens of moist canyon walls and wet cliffs (sometimes at high elevations), often near waterfalls, water in suitable habitats often highly charged with calcium carbonate +
multicellular +
free +  and adnate +
turbinate-campanulate +
opposite +  and alternate +
subcrenulate +
1-2 times dentate +
cuneate;cuneate-oblong +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
1-2 times dentate to crenate apex rounded +
1/2 +  and 4/5 +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
crassinucellate +, unitegmic +  and bitegmic +
epigynous +, perigynous +  and hypogynous +
distinct +
narrowed +, ovate +  and ovatelanceolate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.31 cm3.1 mm <br />0.0031 m <br />) +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br />) +
peltate +  and jointed +
stipitate-glandular +  and glabrate +
Flowering Jun–Aug. +
unequal +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.33 cm3.3 mm <br />0.0033 m <br />) +
stipitate-glandular +
0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
spiny +  and ribbed +
dark redbrown +
straight +
0.09 cm0.9 mm <br />9.0e-4 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
muricate +, cellular-rugulose +, tuberculate +, pitted +, papillate +  and wrinkled +
linear-fusiform +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.17 cm1.7 mm <br />0.0017 m <br />) +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br />) +
distinct +
triangular +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
unbranched +  and branched +
persistent +
horizontal +  and erect +
connate +  and distinct +
Sullivantia purpusii +  and Therofon purpusii +
Sullivantia hapemanii var. purpusii +
Sullivantia hapemanii +
variety +
bracteate +  and 10-70-flowered +
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +