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Nomenclature correction in Parquetina (: ) ⁎ H.J.T. Venter

Department of Sciences, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa Received 16 April 2009; received in revised form 27 May 2009; accepted 28 May 2009

Abstract

Bullock (1961) combined nigrescens Afzel. and Omphalogonus calophyllus Baill. in Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock. Based on their conspicuously different floral morphology, Venter and Verhoeven (1996) reversed Bullock's combination to Periploca nigrescens Afzel. and O. calophyllus Baill. However, DNA sequence analyses (Ionta and Judd, 2007) indicated that Periploca nigrescens and O. calophyllus are sister species in Parquetina. A nomenclatural correction of Parquetina and its two species, as well as a new generic protologue and species key have thus become necessary. The bitypic Parquetina is characterised by the following features: lianas that turn black when dry, relatively large and coriaceous leaves, fleshy coriaceous corolla with inside pink, maroon or deep crimson to black-violet, and pubescent or hirsute stamens with pollen in tetrads. © 2009 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Apocynaceae; Nomenclatural correction; Omphalogonus; Parquetina; Periplocoideae

1. Introduction clade with O. calophyllus (Ionta and Judd, 2007). Although closely related, the differences in floral structure support the Bullock (1961) combined Periploca nigrescens Afzel. (1817) separation of the two taxa on species level within a single genus, and Omphalogonus calophyllus Baill. (1890a) in a single species, in this instance Parquetina which precedes Omphalogonus. Parquetina nigrescens (Baill.) Bullock because of their similar Periploca precedes Parquetina, but the former genus falls in a vegetative appearance and their unique feature of turning black totally different clade from Parquetina (Ionta and Judd, 2007). when dry. The monotypic Parquetina gabonica Baill. (1889) is a The aim of this paper is therefore to correct the nomenclature of synonym of Periploca nigrescens (Brown, 1902). Parquetina and its two species, to provide a new protologue for Venter and Verhoeven (1996) interpreted the conspicuous the genus and a key to the species. differences in floral morphology to indicate two separate taxa (O. calophyllus with corolla campanulate, gynostegium included in the corolla tube, corona lobes projecting into the corolla tube 2. Results cavity with apices subulate or rounded and hood-shaped, and anthers small, ±0.5 mm long, versus Parquetina nigrscens with 2.1. Generic nomenclatural corrections and protologue corolla rotate, tube halfway recurvate, gynostegium exserted, corona lobes exposed above the corolla and cross-shaped with Parquetina Baill., Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne apical segments tortuous, and anthers large, 3–4 mm long). They de Paris 2: 806 (1889), 294 (1890b); K. Schum.: 218 (1895), thus reversed Bullock's lumping and reinstated the original Per- Bullock: 205 (1961). Type species: P. gabonica. iploca nigrescens and O. calophyllus. Omphalogonus Baill., Bulletin Mensuel de la Société However, DNA sequence analyses of the Periplocoideae Linnéenne de Paris 2: 812 (1890a), 300 (1890b); K. Schum.: showed that Periploca nigrescens forms a strongly supported 221 (1895); N.E. Br.: 256 (1902). Type species: O. calophyllus. Liana with copious latex, plant parts turning black when dried. Stems woody, twining. Leaves opposite, simple, glabrous, ⁎ Corresponding author. Tel.: +27 051 4012316; fax: +27 051 4445945. petiolate; blade glossy and green above, pale green beneath, E-mail address: [email protected]. broadly ovate to elliptic, coriaceous. Inflorescence cymose,

0254-6299/$ - see front matter © 2009 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2009.05.005 558 H.J.T. Venter / South African Journal of Botany 75 (2009) 557–559 axillary, many flowered, glabrous. Flowers bisexual, actino- (Protologue, distribution and ecology in Venter and Verhoe- morphic, pentamerous, semi-epigynous. Corolla fleshy coriac- ven (1996)). eous; tube shallow or deep; lobes elliptic, broadly elliptic, ovate or broadly ovate, inside pink, maroon or deep crimson to black- 2.2.2. Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock, Kew Bulletin 15: violet. Corona lobes opposite sepals, variously shaped. Stamens 205 (1961) directly below corona lobes and opposite sepals, pubescent or Basionym: Periploca nigrescens Afzel., Stirpium in Guinea hirsute; pollen in decussate or rhomboidal tetrads. Ovaries 2, medicinalium, Dissertation 1: 2 (1817), K.Schum.: 232 (1896); free, semi-inferior, hemispherical, styles fused, terete; style-head N.E.Br.: 258 (1902); Hutch. & Dalz.: 52 (1931); Robyns: 85 pentangular, apex obtuse; pollen translators spathulate, recep- (1947); Venter & R.L.Verh.: 27 (1996). Type: Locality tacle broadly ovate, neither grooved nor apically split, stipe unknown, Anon s.n. (BM!, holotype). terete, viscidium elliptic or triangular. Follicles paired, hor- P. gabonica Baill.: 806 (1889), 294 (1890b); K.Schum.: 218 izontal, linear ovoid to narrowly ellipsoid. Seed narrowly elliptic (1895). Type: Gabon, locality unknown, Duparquet 1864, No. 1 to elliptic, brown to dark brown, warty, distal coma whitish. (P!, holotype). Cut parts of the of both species of Parquetina turn black Periploca afzelii G.Don: 163 (1837). Type: Sierra Leone, when dried. This is a unique feature of the genus and reminds one collector unknown. (No type located). Synonymy after of the colour change that takes place in some parasitic members of description of Don (1837). the Scrophulariaceae when dried. Although many species in the P. preussii K.Schum.: 117 (1893), 216, fig. 64 (1895). Type: Periplocoideae have coriaceous leaves, those of the Parquetina Cameroon, between Mokonye and Kumba Ninga, Preuss 151 species are often thickly coriaceous and are relatively large with (B†, holotype, no isotype located). Synonymy after description glossy green upper surface and pale green lower surface. The of Schumann (1893) and Schumann (1895). combination of fleshy coriaceous corolla with pink to black-violet P. gabonica (Baill.) A.Chev.: 251 (1951). insides, and the hooded corona lobes of Parquetina calophylla Diagnostic characters: Corolla rotate with gynostegium and the usually cross-shaped ones of Parquetina nigrescens are completely exposed; tube recurvate at middle; lobes reflexed, uncommon. The recurvate corolla tube of Parquetina nigrescens above velvety and deep crimson, deep violet or black-violet at is an uncommon feature and resembles that found in Baseonema base turning brown to dark brown towards apex. Corona lobes Schltr. & Rendle and Batesanthus N.E.Br. (Venter and Verhoeven, borne from corolla curve, 5–7 mm long, erect, filiform to linear in press), but these genera are not related to Parquetina (Ionta and and cross-shaped because of 2 lateral segments above middle, Judd, 2007). apical segments tortuous. (Protologue, distribution and ecology in Venter and Verhoe- 2.2. Species key ven (1996)).

Corolla tube campanulate; lobes above papillate. Corona 3. Discussion lobes with outer apical segment subulate to rounded, inner hood-shaped...... Parquetina calophylla. Presently it is becoming more and more obvious that floral Corolla tube recurvate; lobes above velvety. Corona lobes morphology does not necessarily indicate relationship between linear to filiform, mostly cross-shaped with apical segments taxa in the Periplocoideae. In, for example, R.Br. tortuous...... Parquetina nigrescens. with approximately 30 species, the floral structure of the various species is rather homogenous, clearly indicating the relationship 2.2. Species nomenclature of species in the genus, in contrast to the situation in Parquetina where the flowers differ conspicuously. In Ischnolepis Jum. & 2.2.1. Parquetina calophylla (Baill.) Venter, comb. nov. H.Perrier and Bullock the flowers, and even some Basionym: Omphalogonus calophyllus Baill., Bulletin Mensuel vegetative parts, are very similar and the two genera were thus de la Société Linnéenne de Paris 2: 812 (1890a),300(1890b); united under Ischnolepis (Venter and Verhoeven, 2001). How- K.Schum.: 221 (1895); N.E.Br.: 256 (1902); Venter & R.L.Verh.: ever, molecular investigations indicated two separate genera 24 (1996). Type: Tanzania, Zanzibar, Boivin 1008A (P!, holotype). (Meve and Liede, 2004; Ionta and Judd, 2007). Following earlier O. nigritanus N.E.Br.: 279 (1912); Hutch. & Dalz.: 53 authors, such as Schumann (1895) and Brown (1902, 1904) who (1931). Type: Southern Nigeria, N.W. Thomas 1011 (K!, also revised the Periplocoideae, Venter and Verhoeven (1997, holotype). 2001) regarded depth of the corolla tube and the position of the Periploca calophylla (Baill.) Roberty: 1429 (1953). corona lobes and stamens in the corolla as significant for generic Parquetina nigrescens (Afz.) Bullock: 205 (1961). affinities. Klackenberg (1999) criticized their assumption in his Diagnostic characters: Corolla campanulate with gynoste- revision of the Madagascan Periplocoideae. Meve and Liede gium enclosed in the tube; lobes spreading, above papillate and (2004) believed “floral characters are of limited taxonomic value uniformly pink, maroon, dark red, violet or deep violet. Corona in Periplocoideae” and that “A careful assessment of all available lobes borne in lower half of corolla tube, 2 mm long and data, especially the vegetative characters, is necessary for an radiating into tube's cavity with upper parts bi-segmented, outer appropriate classification of Periplocoideae”. Considering these segment subulate to rounded and inner segment concavely statements and the recent molecular analyses of various hood-shaped. Periplocoideae taxa by Ionta and Judd (2007), in particular that H.J.T. 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