Lobelia eryliae subsp. eryliae

a. subsp. eryliae View in CoL

Lobelia eryliae C.E.C.Fisch. (1928) 141. — Type: Smith 0012 (holo K), Indonesia, Sulawesi, peak of Bonteyne , evergreen jungle, 10 Feb. 1925.

Lobelia epilobioides E.Wimm. (1935) 79. — Type: Rachmat 426 (holo L), Indonesia, Sulawesi, G. Batoe , Aug. 1913.

Lobelia epilobioides var. sarasinorum E.Wimm.(1948) 367.— Type: Sarasin & Sarasin 1289 (lecto B, here designated), Sulawesi, Loka , 13 Oct. 1895.

Bracteoles 1.5 –3 mm long. Hypanthium 3 –6 by 2– 4.5 mm. Calyx lobes linear-triangular, 4 –10 mm long, 1.2 – 3.2 times longer than hypanthium. Corolla violet, mauve, pink, or white, 13–19 mm long; tube 2 – 3.5 times longer than broad; dorsal lobes 8 –13 by 0.6 –1.1 mm; ventral lobes elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 8–12 by 1.5 – 3 mm. Filament tube 6 –10 mm, glabrous or short-pubescent toward base in lines; dorsal anthers 2.5– 4.5 mm long; ventral anthers bearded at apex with white trichomes 1–2.2 mm long.

Distribution — Endemic to South Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Habitat & Ecology — Evergreen forest and meadows at 600– 2300 m. Flowering: January through June; fruiting:April through October.

Icones. Wimmer (1953) f. 99c, Moeliono (1960) f. 9.

Note — Two specimens were cited in the protologue of L. epilobioides var. sarasinorum . The one designated here as lectotype was annotated by Wimmer with this name and ‘sp. orig.’, and conforms to the protologue (cf. Rec. 9A.3). The other syntype ( Kaudern 289, S) was annotated with a name that was never effectively published. It does not match the protologue due to its larger flowers and is assigned above to L. sulawesiensis .