Fascicularia bicolor subsp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & G.Zizka
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- Illustrations. Wittmack (1890: pl. 1325); Nelson & Zizka (1997: 232).
Comments. As far as the typification of R. pitcairniifolia var. kirchhoffiana is concerned, no herbarium specimen is cited in the protologue. Moreover, no specimen annotated by Wittmack could be traced in Berlin (B). Therefore, the plate accompanying the protologue is regarded as the type. The plate as well as the description make clear that the plant had deeply channelled leaves.
Pourretia joinvillei and Hechtia joinvillei were published by Riviere (1871), accompanied by a very short description, including characteristic features of Fascicularia bicolor ssp. canaliculata (". .. feuilles canaliculees colorees, .. . une inflorescence compacte, composee d'un assez grand nombre de fleurs tubuleuses, colorees en beau bleu, ... "; Riviere, 1871: 360). Therefore, the names are here included in the synonymy of F. bicolor ssp. canaliculata in spite of the fact that no type specimen or illustration has been traced. The description given was based on a plant provided by the horticulturist M. Chantin, who, according to Riviere, proposed the name Pourretia joinvillei. Nevertheless, in his publication Riviere did not definitely associate the final epithet with the genus Pourretia, therefore P. joinvillei Chantin ex Riviere was not validly published.
Chile, region VIII (Cobquecura) to region X (Chiloe: Piruquina, Trumao). —See Zizka et al. 1999a