Saururaceae - Species Plantarum Programme

SPECIES PLANTARUM —FLORA OF THE WORLD 2005
2. Gymnotheca involucrata C.P'ei, Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect.
Bot. 9: 111 (1934)
T: China, Sichuan, Mapien-hsien [Mabian Xian], Ta-chu-pao, 19 May 1930, W.P.Fang 248; holo: SZ.
Illustrations: C.P'ei, Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect. Bot. 9: 112, fig. 11 (1934);
H.X.Liang & S.C.Tucker, Amer. J. Bot. 77: 609, 614 (1990); T.S.Ying et al., End. Gen. Seed Pl. China,
Saururaceae, 648 (1993).
Maps: T.S.Ying et al., End. Gen. Seed Pl. China, Saururaceae, 649 (1993); L.K.Fu & T.Hong (eds.), Higher
Pl. China 3: 318 (1999).
Stems usually 30–70 cm long. Leaves: stipular sheath 1.5–2 cm long, 1 /4– 1 /3 as long as petiole;
petiole 1.5–8.5 cm long; lamina cordate or reniform-cordate, 4–18 × 6–10 cm, deeply
auriculate at base, broadly acute at apex. Inflorescence c. 5 cm long; peduncles 4–7 cm long;
involucral bracts 3 or 4, leafy, obovate-oblong, 1.2–1.8 × 0.8–1.2 cm, white. Bract beneath
each flower obovate-oblong or oblanceolate, c. 3 mm long, acute. Filaments slightly longer
than anthers. Ovary obconical. 2n = 18, fide H.X.Liang, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 13(3): 303–307
(1991).
China (S Sichuan). 36: CHC. Roadsides, wet places in forests. Flowering Feb.–Jun. Map 4.
36. CHINA SOUTH-CENTRAL: Sichuan, E.Faber 897 (MO); Mabian, Sichuan, F.T.Wang 22225 (IBSC); Xia
Jiang, Sichuan, H.X.Liang s.n. (KUN); Sichuan, N.L.Chen 450 (KUN); Kwanhsien, Sichuan, T.P.Wang 10139
(PE); Sichuan, C.P'ei 6004 (PE); Sichuan, W.P.Fang 30859 (PE).
3. ANEMOPSIS
Anemopsis Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 390 (1840)
Anemia Nutt., in J.E.Taylor, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 136 (1838), nom. illeg., non Anemia Sw. (1806), nom. cons.
Type: Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.
Herbs, erect or ascending. Stems not branched; nodes 1 or 2 (–7). Leaves mostly basal; basal
petiole c. twice as long as lamina, pubescent along margin; cauline leaves sessile or
petiolate; lamina leathery, glabrous. Inflorescence a terminal spike, compact, conical,
subtended by 4–9 petaloid bracts; rachis pubescent. Flowers 75–150, small, coalescent, sessile,
epigynous. Stamens 6 (–8), adnate to ovary, longer than styles; filament c. as long as anther;
anther oblong. Pistil 1, syncarpous, 1 or 3 (or 4)-carpellate; placentae 3 (or 4); ovules 4–10
per placenta; styles and stigmas 3 (or 4), distinct. Fruit a capsule, dehiscent. Seeds 18–40.
One species, W North America.
T.Holm, Anemiopsis [sic] californica (Nutt.) H. and A. An anatomical study, Amer. J. Sci.,
ser. 4, 19: 76–82 (1905); L.Kelso, A note on Anemopsis californica, Amer. Midl. Naturalist
13: 110–113 (1932); C.H.Quibell, Floral anatomy and morphology of Anemopsis californica,
Bot. Gaz. 102: 749–758 (1941); S.C.Tucker, Initiation and development of inflorescence and
flower in Anemopsis californica (Saururaceae), Amer. J. Bot. 72: 20–31 (1985).
Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy. 390 (1840)
Anemia californica Nutt., in J.E.Taylor, Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 136, t. 92 (1838); Houttuynia californica (Nutt.)
Benth. & Hook.f., Bot. California 2: 483 (1880). T: [USA], California, Santa Barbara and San Diego,
s.coll.; holo: ?PH, ?BM, n.v.
Anemopsis bolanderi C.DC., Linnaea 37: 333 (1871–1873); Houttuynia bolanderi (C.DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.,
Gen. Pl. 3: 128 (1880). T: USA, California, H.N.Bolander; holo: G-DC, n.v.
Anemopsis ludovici-salvatoris Willk., in E.A. von Regel, Gartenflora 26: 228 (1877). T: [USA, California],
cultivated, s.coll.; holo: n.v.
Anemia intermedia Copel. ex M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. No. 15, 123 (1929). T: Mexico, Nyarit, Acaponeta,
'El Tigre Mine', Mar. 1927, M.E.Jones 23472; holo: RSA, n.v.
Anemopsis californica var. subglabra Kelso, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 13(3): 112–113 (1932). T: USA,
Colorado, Aurora, 'Bluff Lake' 2 mi north, 30 Jul. 1930, L.Kelso 1164; holo: US, n.v.
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