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A New Genus and New Combinations in Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) Nicholas P. Tippery and Donald H. Les Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, U.S.A. [email protected] 1845; Mueller, 1875; Benthanr & Hooker, 1876). Omduffia Tippery & Les: L. capitatum (Nees ex Hllarsia (Brown, 1810; Don, 1837; Endlicher et ah, (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les, lectotvpified here; L. 1837; Lehmann, 1845), although some were included under Menvanthes (Sims, 1807, 1810) or the gentia- naceous genus Swertia L. (Labillardiere, 1804—1805). here; 0. calthifolia (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les, Tippery & Les. (Mueller, 1854, 1858) and Hllarsia (Mueller, 1860, distributed worldwide (Tippery et ah, 2008). Two of & Mueller, 1869; Benthanr & Hooker, 1876). The few Nymphoides: N. indica (L.) Kuntze and N. peltata (S. Novon 19: 404-411. Published on 11 September 2009. doi: 10.3417/2007181 Volume 19, Number 3 Tippery & Les 405 2009 Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) et ah, 2008). In the same study, Villarsia resolved as a linear leaves (Aston, 1973; Chuang & Ornduff, 1992; Cook, 1996). (Cook, 1996). "2OO8II3OOI, NBG), and two specimens from Western PERTH) and V. violifolia F. Mueller"(Ornduff 9342, UC; ( B k 1 EU342366- EU342370, FJ546980-FJ546982). The resulting phy- 1969; Chuang & Ornduff, 1992). Flowers^in Men- data (Tippery et ah, 2008). Nymphoides was strongly (Tippery et ah, 2010). 1973; Chuang & Ornduff, 1992), morphological (Olmstead et ah, 2000; Soltis et ah, 2000; Lundberg & hihim (Chuang & Ornduff, 1992). Seeds of most 406 Novon Liparophyllum Volume 19, Number 3 Tippery & Les 407 2009 Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) (e.g., F. albiflora F. Mueller, F caltlufolia F. Mueller) Hllarsia species (Tippery et ah, 2008). The South Villarsia (Omduff, 2001; Tippery et al , 2008). Taxonomic Treatment 1847. TYPE: Liparophyllum gunnii Hooker T, 1969; Chuang & Omduff, 1992; Tippery et ah, 2008). London J. Bot. 6: 473. 1847. and 10 ovules per placenta (Tippery et ah, 2008). Les' L. congestiflorum (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les), or L. violifolium (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les). Calyx Mueller) Tippery & Les) or for more than 1/4 of Novon congestfiorum, L. exaltation, L. latifolium, L. violifo- Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: mann) F. Mueller, Fragm. 9: 40. 1858. Reneal- Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Australia. Western designated by Aston, 1969: 44, BM; isotype, NSW not seen). Perth," Nov. 1841, L. Preiss 1956 (holotype, LD; isotypes, B, G [2 sheets], GOET, L [3 sheets], M not seen, MEL [2 sheets], NSW, S, STR). Villarsia iiwolucrata Hooker, Icon. PI. viii. 725. 1845. TYPE: 77iond 7 (holotype, K; isotype, MEL). Antarct. Vov., Vol. 3, FI. Tasman. 2: 368. 1859. Tvpification. Duplicates of Preiss 1956 are lodged Gen PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Australia. Tasmania: Port," s.d., A. F Oldfield s.n. (holotype, K)s (Stafleu & Cowan, 1983); indeed, the label of their 5. LiparopliyUnm lasinspcrmiim (F. Mueller) Tip- lasiospenna F. Mueller, Fragm. 6: 137. 1868. Mueller, Fragm. 9: 165. 1875. Renealmia there are numerous duplicates of Preiss 1956, the PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Australia. Western Albany, Oct. 1867, F. Mueller s.n. (lectotype. Typifieation. Mueller (1868) listed several of his congestiflora F. Mueller, Fragm. 6: 141. 1868. Mueller, Syst. Census Austral. PL 90. 1882. Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Australia. Oldfield s.n. (lectotype, designated here, MEL). sia congestiflora, Mueller (1868) designated two (MEL 875); "Swamps in the rear of Mt. Melville, Oct. Swan-River et Murchison-River. Oldf.” Three Old- water), Oct. 67" (MEL 16493); "Heath swamps north Two of these (MEL 872 and 873) give only the locality "Near Perth" written by Oldfield, with another label on a later label (MEL 16494). We have selected the Volume 19, Number 3 Tippery & Les 409 2009 Australian Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) Bentham, Enum. PL (Endlicher) 81. 1837. cell; 0. albiflora (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les, 0. Fragm. 9: 164. 1875. Renecdmia latifolia (Ben¬ tham) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Ornduffia to honor the late Robert Omduff (1932— violifolium (F. Mueller) F. Mueller, Syst. Census Austral. PL 90. 1882. Renealmia violifolia (F. Mueller) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. 1. Ornduffia albiflora (F. Mueller) Tippery & Les, here, MEL). albiflorum (F. Mueller) F. Mueller, Syst. Census Austral. PL 90. 1882. Renealmia albiflora (F. Mueller) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: Australia. Western Australia: Perth, s.d., MEL). f(ll.a byeell loinw ,M Tuweleleerd’ sR h. aWnd. ; AMuEstL." 1c6o4l8le9c)t;e d"P bitys , Omldafttieedld, Typification. Mueller (1860) indicated two col- (MEL 16490); "Don River, S. W. Aust." collected by Maxwell (labels written by Mueller; MEL 16491 and 16492). Of these, the most complete specimen is the A." (MEL 16430) and "Perth, W. Aust." (MEL II. Ornduffia Tippery & Les, gen. nov. TYPE: Villarsia reniformis R. Brown, Prodr. FL Nov. Holland. 437. 1810 = Ornduffia reniformis (R. 2. Ornduffia caltliifolia (F. Mueller) Tippery & calthifolium (F. Mueller) F. Mueller, Fragm. 9: 164. 1875. Renealmia caltliifolia (F. Mueller) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: MEL). caltliifolia (Mueller, 1868) listed the locality "In gorup. Cor. yellow. Oct. 67"" (MEL 16481); and 410 Novon III. Villarsia Ventenat, Choix PL t. 9. 1803, nom. cons. TYPE: Villarsia ovata (L. f.) Ventenat, the Melbourne sheets (MEL 16481), which we Choix PL t. 9. 1803, typ. cons., = Menyanthes ovata L. f., Suppl. PL 133. 1781, = V. capensis 3. Ornduffia marcliantii (Omduff) Tippery & Les, (Houttuyn) Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 360. Omduff, Svst. Bot. 15: 216-220. 1990. TYPE: Kruidk. 8: 335. 1777. 450 m, 15 Nov. 1983, R. Omduff9323 (holotvpe, PERTH). folia Labillardiere, Nov. Holl. PL 1: 72, t. 97. Brown, Prodr. FI. Nov. Holland. 457. 1810, as Hum (Labillardiere) F. Mueller, Fragm. 9: 165. Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 430. 1891. TYPE: type, designated by Aston, 1969: 37, FI; isotypes, BM, MEL, NSW). Key to Genera of Menyanthaceae Worldwide 5. Ornduffia renifonnis (R. Brown) Tippery & Les, Brown, Prodr. FI. Nov. Holland. 457. 1810. 1969: 50, BM). surface smooth..Nephrophyllidium dentate, or indistinctly crenate: pollen grains Muelleria 2: 19. 1969. TYPE: Australia. Western 3778 (holotype, PERTH; isotype,' MEL). Muelleria 2: 53. 1969. TYPE: Australia. South 1966, H. I. Aston 1531 (holotype, MEL; isotypes, AD not seen, K not seen, NSW). floating leaf (0. submersa) ............. 4 4a. Corolla lobe margins fimbriate; each placenta with 1 55 1969. TYPE: Australia' Victoria: 1.3 mi. W 1965, H. I. Aston 1445 (holotype, MEL; isotypes, AD not seen, BM not seen, K not seen, MEL not seen, NSW, PERTH). The authors are ir B, BM, BRI, CAL, CONN, FI, G, GH, GOET, K, L, LD, MEL, MO, NSW, NT, NY, PERTH, PRE, S, STR, UC, US, W, in particular Arne Anderberg (S), Peter a Knight (PERTH), Egildo Lueeioh (FI), Pina (MEL), John Strother (UC), Christine Taylor Kevin Thiele (PERTH), Roy Vickeiy (BM),