Place of Publication
Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29: t.45 (1843)
Type citation
Chile. Atacama: Coquimbo?, T.C. Bridges 1356 (lectotype designated by Grau and Gronbach 1984, pg. 124 [as type]: K! [K00058348, photo at IND! [IND-0107170]]; isolectotypes: BM! [BM000995488, BM000995489], E! [E00089541], G [n.v., F! neg. 23090], P! [P00477035, P00477036]).
Synonyms
Common names
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mariposita blanca
(Hoffmann et al. (1998b))
References
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Lindley (1843)
Lindley, J.
1843. Schizanthus candidus. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: t.45
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Morales-Fierro et al. (2020)
Morales-Fierro, Vanezza
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Muñoz-Schick, Mélica
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Moreira-Muñoz, Andrés
2020. Synopsis of Schizanthus Ruiz & Pav. (Solanaceae), a genus endemic to the southern Andes. PhytoKeys 154: 57–102
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Grau & Gronbach (1984)
Grau, J.
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Gronbach, E.
1984. Untersuchungen zur variabilität in der Gattung Schizanthus (Solanaceae). Mitteilungen (aus) der Botanischen Staatssammlung München 20: 111-203
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Muñoz-Schick & Moreira-Muñoz (2008b)
Muñoz-Schick, M.
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Moreira-Muñoz , A
2008. El género Schizanthus (Solanaceae) en Chile. Revista Chagual (Jardín Botánico Chagual, Santiago) 6: 21–32.
Iconography
- Morales-Fierro et al. (2020): fig. 2e–g
Regions
Atacama
Habitat
Desert and
Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Restricted to the coast and interior valleys of the Region of Atacama (Provinces of Copiapó and Huasco, 27°50'–29°0' lat. S), 20–200 m above sea level. It grows abundantly among rocks over fine sand, in dry places or in seasonally wet valleys with scattered shrubs. It can occur with Leontochir ovallei, Cistanthe grandiflora, Chaetanthera limbata and Senecio troncosii. It is most abundant in El Niño events, being a main element of the “blooming desert” (Morales-Fierro et al., 2020).
Distribution
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Schizanthus candidus Lindl.
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Habit
Annual herb, 30-60 cm tall
Key characteristics
Unique in that the white flowers have a corolla tube that can be longer or as long as the calyx; the lower lip of the corolla is reduced, compared to the upper part. Pinnatisect leaves with linear lobes (Morales-Fierro et al., 2020).
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.
