Line drawing by Cathy Pasquale, orig. illustration
Full name and orig. publication: Lampadaria Feuillet & L.E.Skog, Brittonia 54: 344 (16 Apr. 2003, “Oct.–Dec. 2002”).
Etymology: From the Latin lampadarius = torchbearer, referring to the long peduncle holding the compact inflorescence above the foliage.
Synonyms: -
Infrafamilial position: Gesnerioid Gesneriaceae (Gesnerioideae) - Episcieae (?), see Notes.
Description: Terrestrial, caulescent herbs, with short internodes. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-elliptic, with pinnate venation, stomata scattered. Cymes axillary, long-pedunculate, bracteolate, flowers short-pedicellate. Sepals 5; free to base. Corolla campanulate, slightly bilabiate. Stamens 4, included, filaments adnate to the corolla base, anthers free, thecae dehiscing by a longitudinal slit. Nectary consisting of 2 large glands, a ventral and a dorsal one. Ovary superior, style curved, stigma capitate. Fruit a somewhat fleshy capsule, bivalved, dehiscing loculicidally.
Chromosome number: Unknown.
Type and only species: Lampadaria rupestris Feuillet & L.E.Skog
Species names (incl. publication and synonyms): See Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2005: World checklist of Gesneriaceae: http://persoon.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Checklist.
Distribution: Guyana.
Ecology: No details reported, probably wet rocks in forest.
Notes: The generic name is derived from lat. lampadarius, “torchbearer”, referring to the long peduncle holding the compact inflorescence head above the foliage. The genus is defined by an unusual combination of characters: the inflorescence form, the biglandular nectary, the superior ovary and the somewhat fleshy capsule. The tribal placement is uncertain, as the generic characters occur in other genera scattered over several tribes. Placement in the Episcieae is perhaps a possibility.
Selected references: Feuillet & Skog, Brittonia 54: 352-361 (2003, “2002”), orig. descr., morph.
Bibliography: See Skog, L.E. & J.K. Boggan. 2005. Bibliography of the Gesneriaceae. 2nd edition: http://persoon.si.edu/Gesneriaceae/Bibliography.
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Lampadaria rupestris Feuillet &
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last modified: 2007-07-13