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Tropaeolum Kingii 1A F W 11982 General Habitat Between Hurtado And Vicuña Elqui Province Coquimbo Region 6 Oct 2010 John
Región Coquimbo, between Hurtado and Vicuña.
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 2 F W 11982 Between Hurtado And Vicuña Elqui Province Coquimbo Region 6 Oct 2010 John
Región Coquimbo, between Hurtado y Vicuña .
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 3 F W 8557 Cuesta Del Espino Combarbalá Limarí Province Coquimbo Region 18 Sep1997 John
Región Coquimbo, Cuesta del Espino.
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 5 F W 11982 A Form With Very Dark Calyx And Spur Between Hurtado And Vicuña Elqui Province Coquimbo Region 6 Oct
Región Coquimbo, between Vicuña and Hurtado.
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 6 F W 11289 Form With Elongated Pendant Leaflets 1 Km N Of Puente Pangue Vicuña To Hurtado Elqui Province Coquimbo
Región Coquimbo, between Vicuña and Hurtado.
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 8 F W 11289 1 Km N Of Puente Pangue Vicuña To Hurtado Elqui Province Coquimbo Region 30 Sep 2006 John
Región Coquimbo, between Vicuña and Hurtado.
Photo:  © J. Watson
Tropaeolum Kingii 9 F W 11289 1 Km N Of Puente Pangue Vicuña To Hurtado Elqui Province Coquimbo Region 30 Sep 2006 John
Región Coquimbo, between Vicuña and Hurtado.
Photo:  © J. Watson
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Tropaeoleaceae

Tropaeolum kingii Phil.

Place of Publication

Anales Univ. Chile 41: 684 (1872)

Type citation

Chile, Atacama Region, Yerbas Buenas, King 7 (holotype: SGO; Isotype: E E00070780).

Synonyms

References

  • Philippi R.A. (1872)

    Philippi, R.A. 1872. Descripcion de las plantas nuevas incorporadas últimamente en el herbario chileno. Anales de la Universidad de Chile 41: 663-746

  • Watson & Flores (2010c)

    Watson, J.M. and Flores, A.R. 2010c. A synopsis of perennial tuberous Tropaeolum L. Section Chilensia Sparre (Tropaeoleaceae), including validation of three subsections and a new, reclassified natural hybrid. Herbertia 64: 150-281

Iconography

  • Watson & Flores (2010c): Figs. 73-77

Regions

Atacama and Coquimbo

Distribution and habitat

A 350 km distribution between Copiapó and Monte Patria, with the main concentration found in Coquimbo Region, about 80 km to the south of the Elqui valley. It occupies elevations of between 900 to1500 m (Watson & Flores 2010c). Grows in intermittent flowering desert to the north of its range, and with xerophyllous, small-leaved, evergreen shrub and woodland relief of the higher interior, including Andean foothills, which is common habitat (Watson & Flores 2010c).

Descriptions

  • Watson & Flores (2010c)

Key characteristics

A very distinctive species and unlike any other Chilean species. The variable but always distinctly pale corolla colour of cream, greenish to brownish yellow or pale lemon is very distinctive. It has a prominent, striped, upcurved spur at least 10 mm long terminating the green- or brown-patterned calyx which can also be quite dark chocolate brown overall. Foliage is characterised by its narrow linear to sublinear divisions exceeding 1 mm in width (Watson & Flores 2010c).