Erythranthe lutea

Erythranthe lutea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Phrymaceae
Genus: Erythranthe
Species:
E. lutea
Binomial name
Erythranthe lutea
(L.) G.L.Nesom (2012)
Varieties[1]
  • Erythranthe lutea var. lutea
  • Erythranthe lutea var. rivularis (Lindl.) Silverside
  • Erythranthe lutea var. variegata (Poit.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[2]
  • Mimulus luteus L. (1763)
  • M. nummularis Gay
  • M. smithii Lindl.

and others

Erythranthe lutea is a species of monkeyflower also known as yellow monkeyflower, monkey musk, blotched monkey flowers, and blood-drop-emlets.[3][4][5][6] It was formerly known as Mimulus luteus.[2][7][8][9] It is a perennial native to temperate South America, including Chile and western and southern Argentina.[1]

Description

E. lutea blooms in the summer and grows to about 30 centimetres (12 in) in height.[10] The flowers are yellow with irregular red blotches and the leaves are hairy, paired, and round.[5] Because of its yellow petals, E. luteus is in the "yellow monkeyflower" group, unlike most members of the genus, which have red or pink petals.[11]

Some sources list Erythranthe lutea separately due to chromosomal variations.[12][13] Barker, etal (2012) proposes a new taxonomy for Phrymaceae, leaving only 7 species in Mimulus, none in Mimulus lutea, and placing 111 in Erythranthe. Barker also offers 4 different options for how to implement this new taxonomy.[2]

The luteus group consists of Erythranthe luteus var. variegatus, E. naiandinus and E. cupreus.[11]

Distribution and habitat

Erythranthe lutea prefers to grow in wet habitats such as marshes and riverbanks. It is native to temperate South America, including Chile and western and southern Argentina.[1] It has been naturalized in Britain,[6] having been first cultivated there circa 1826.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Erythranthe lutea (L.) G.L.Nesom. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Barker, W. L. (Bill); et al. (2012). "A Taxonomic Conspectus of Phyrmaceae: A Narrowed Circumscription for MIMULUS, New and Resurrected Genera, and New Names and Combinations" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 39: 1–60. ISSN 2153-733X.
  3. ^ GRIN (April 22, 2014). "Mimulus luteus L." Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Blood-drop-emlets (Mimulus luteus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Blotched Monkey Flower". Virtual Hebrides. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Mimulus luteus L." Plants for a Future. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Beardsley, P. M.; Yen, Alan; Olmstead, R. G. (2003). "AFLP Phylogeny of Mimulus Section Erythranthe and the Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination". Evolution. 57 (6): 1397–1410. doi:10.1554/02-086. JSTOR 3448862. PMID 12894947. S2CID 198154155.
  8. ^ Beardsley, P. M.; Olmstead, R. G. (2002). "Redefining Phrymaceae: the placement of Mimulus, tribe Mimuleae, and Phryma". American Journal of Botany. 89 (7): 1093–1102. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.7.1093. JSTOR 4122195. PMID 21665709.
  9. ^ Beardsley, P. M.; Schoenig, Steve E.; Whittall, Justen B.; Olmstead, Richard G. (2004). "Patterns of Evolution in Western North American Mimulus (Phrymaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 91 (3): 474–4890. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.3.474. JSTOR 4123743. PMID 21653403.
  10. ^ "Mimulus luteus". Water Garden Plants UK. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Cooley, Arielle M.; Willis, John H. (2009). "Genetic divergence causes parallel evolution of flower color in Chilean Mimulus". New Phytologist. 183 (3): 729–739. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02858.x. PMID 19453433.
  12. ^ GRIN (April 22, 2014). "Erythranthe lutea (L.) G. L. Nesom". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  13. ^ Cooley, Arielle Marie (2008). Evolution of Floral Color Patterning in Chilean Mimulus. Durham. NC: Duke University. p. 37. ISBN 978-0549898689.
  14. ^ Mimulus luteus (Blood-drop-emlets). Online Atlas of the British & Irish Flora. 1998. Retrieved February 2, 2017.

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