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WORKS BOTANICAL OF THE Charlotte M. Taylor 2 and AND Melica Munoz-Schick3 FATHER PHILIPPI, CHILE SON, IN 1 Abstract Rodulfo Amando Philippi (1808-1904) was a leading figure in Chilean natural history, including botany. His son We Federico Philippi (1838-1910) was a botanist during the same period and worked closely with him. present an orientation to their works and the information available about them. Both Philippis collected widely in Chile; their SGO, principal field trips are summarized. The Philippis' material, including types, is deposited primarily at but complicated numerous specimens were distributed to other herbaria. The identification of type material is frequently by sparse label data and many duplicates; lectotypes remain to be selected for many names. Although both Philippis published widely in a variety of journals and languages, their descriptions of Chilean plants were published principally in Chilean journals. Amando (1808-1904; (Mufioz-Schick, 1973). Federico collected material Rodulfo Philippi Phil.; 33 "Rodolfo," & Cowan, 1983) was one of that his father described; he himself described Stafleu 1910, the most important scientists in the history of Chile. new species of plants (listed by Gotschlich, compiled He was a key figure in the inventory and description and Gunckel, 1939), most in publications of the country's natural richness, the development by his father. He was the first head of the Seccion Museo Nacional, where he curated of education there, and the development of the Botanica of the and compiled an updated catalog of Chil- collections and libraries of the Museo Nacional de specimens 1881), and he followed his Historia Natural. He was aided in these efforts by ean plants (F. Philippi, his son, Federico Enrique Eunom Philippi (1838- father as professor of botany at the University of 1910; F. Phil.). Their work spans 60 years during Chile, and director of the Jardin Botanico at the Normal. the time of Chile's greatest expansion of territory Quinta number works pub- of and development. As the leading biologists of In addition to the large field much has been written about their day, one or both of the Philippis were the lished by the Philippis, Here we concentrate on the first to explore much of the country, which their them and their work. combined works, to orient predecessor Claudio Gay had surveyed only from botanical aspects of the common some of the Copiapo more contemporary botanists to to Chiloe. The Philippis published than 560 encountered in interpreting the Philip- articles on the natural history of Chile difficulties sources of further 109 work and indicate useful (R. A. 453 Philippi: ca. articles; Federico: ca. pis' common problems remain The most articles) in a variety of Chilean and European jour- information. specimens and the on documentation their nals, mostly and German. These sparse in Latin, Spanish, collaboration, to the point that very close articles cover notably by no means exclusively) Philippis' (but handwriting years even their individual paleontology, avifauna, entomology, exploration, in later became to distinguish. anthropology, mammals, mol- difficult minerals, marine luscs, plants, and general observations of their nu- merous The R. A. field trips. Philippis, particularly A Sketch Biographical Philippi, were highly regarded by their colleagues. most have been published, Of biographies was Detailed their various fields of interest, botany docu- but on one or the other Philippi foremost for both men. R. A. Philippi was prolific focussing w by necessity (Barros- of both both the field and the herbarium, and ultimately menting the lives Gunckel, 1904, 1910; 1904; Gotschlich, described 3720 new from Chile Arana, species of plants We comments and additional anonymous reviewers for and ' thank Donna Ford, Northeast Missouri State University, . and generous help Concepc.on, for '"formation. Special thanks are due to Clodomiro Marticorena, Universidad de photographs. the constructive Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, for criticism, and Oscar Leon, 2 63166-0299, U.S.A. Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, Missouri 1 Secci6n 787, Santiago, Chile. Botanica, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Casilla 743-748. 1994. Ann Gard. 81: Missouri Bot. 744 Annals of the Garden Missouri Botanical We 1939; Munoz-Shick, 1991). present here a retiring father's teaching duties, and in 1889 be- brief outline of both lives, with an emphasis on came head of the newly established Seccion Bo- Museo tanica of the Nacional. In 1883, Federico botanical activities. R. A. Philippi was born just outside Berlin, and also succeeded his father in the directorship of the studied natural history in institutions in Switzerland Jardin Botanico, and in 1897 he resigned from and He eventually obtained a medical de- both the Seccion Botanica and the Jardin Botanico Berlin. gree but did not practice. He traveled widely in to succeed his father as director of the Museo Europe as a young man, notably in Italy. Federico Nacional. Following Federico's return from Eu- was born during his father's last stay in Naples rope, father and son lived together in Santiago, (reportedly during an eruption of Vesuvius; Gotsch- eventually on the grounds of the Jardin Botanico, lich, 1910). R. A. Philippi eventually settled into and worked closely together. a teaching position in the newly established Poly- technic School in Kassel, where he spent 16 years. Collecting Expeditions He numerous from published articles there, par- ticularly on paleontology, molluscs, and the geology Both Philippis were active field workers through- He of southern Italy. was widely known in the out their lives, even though both suffered health contemporary scientific community, and his works problems. R. A. Philippi visited Italy principally to were recognized with medals from German and improve weak constitution; this apparently his Italian rulers. However, he eventually found him- worked, for he was 82 years old when he undertook self on the inconvenient side of a political upheaval his walking trip from Concepcion to Arauco. As a in the duchy of Hesse, and left Kassel (precipitously child Federico contracted meningitis, and he re- and late on a cold December night; Barros-Arana, mained crippled by malformed legs and feet for 1904). His brother was then organizing German the rest of his life. colonization in southern Chile, and at his urging Their principal expeditions and collecting efforts He A names R. A. Philippi visited Chile. arrived in Valpa- are outlined in Table detailed list of the 1 . and raiso in late 1851, in the midst of a civil war, and and precise locations, including latitude lon- made his way south to the German colony near gitude, of the Philippis' collecting localities has been He made Valdivia. one exploring expedition inland presented previously by Mufioz-Pizarro (i960), & in 1852, and then together with his brother ac- Muiioz-Schick (1973), and Mufioz-Schick Prina quired the Fundo ("Estate") San Juan along the (1987). The impact of the Philippis' dis- scientific Rio Bueno. Gunckel (19oVJ. coveries has been discussed by gov- Federico arrived in Chile in late 1853 with the Some were undertaken by order of the trips rest of the family and his father's library. The ernment; for these a report was usually published family embarked in response to the father's deci- by a government agency, in addition to the ac- some was no sion to stay time in Chile, and the news of counts sent to contemporary journals. It his appointments in 1853 as director of the Museo unusual for the Philippis to publish an account of and to Nacional de Historia Natural and as professor at the same trip in several different journals ma e the University of Chile. Here he taught natural collaborate on the written accounts of trips history and wrote a textbook that presented ideas by one of them. many new annd of evolution. But it was his exploring and collecting These trips brought discovery of that developed the Museo Nacional into an active unusual phenomena. R. A. Philippi's 1852 trip oite museum some research center. This was produced established in around Osorno in the south 853 1 830 by Claudio Gay, who deposited the collections first maps of that region. His expedition in 1 that formed when sCient its basis he left Chile in 1842. 1854 to the Atacama desert was the first /^ In 1876 R. A. Philippi moved the collections to exploring trip to that region, and he descn de- their present site in the Quinta Normal de encountered in Agri- presciently the difficulties later * meta cultura, where the Jardin Botanico was precious later es- veloping as well as lack of its it Costa tablished. In his 1 864 trip through the Cordillera de la Cop R. A. Philippi lived in Santiago most of the year, near Valdivia, Federico Philippi visited the range visiting his family near Valdivia two months mountain for in dillera Pelada, where he found a " the summer and using much ot s a of this time for field covered with a forest composed of millions « studies. Federico remained cupressoi with the family on the ing, long-dead alerce trees (Fitzroya San Juan " estate until his first wife's death in 1871, (Molina) Johnst., Cupressaceae), and also relict when w* re he traveled Europe * to to study botany and communities pockets of Magellanic plant He zoology. returned 1874 from their in to take over his disjunct by hundreds of kilometers Number 4 & Volume 81 Taylor Munoz-Schick 745 , Works 1994 Botanical of Philippi Table 1. Principal travels of Rodulfo Amando Phi Table 1. Continued lippi and Federico Philippi in Chile. Precise locality in formation for most collecting sites can be found in Munoz Dates Travels & Pizarro (1960), Munoz-Schick (1973), and Mufioz Pri na (1987). 1878 (early) F. Philippi; Termas de Chilian [VIII Region] Dates Travels 1878 R. A. Philippi; Coquimbo Prov- 1852 R. A. Philippi; Rio Bueno south ince [IV Region]; Matanzas of Valdivia, Volcan Osorno, and Cahuil in Colchagua Prov- Lago Llanquihue, Volcan Cal- ince [VI Region] buco [X Region] 1879 Descabezado (early) F. Philippi; (head- 1853 (Nov.)- 1854 R. A. Philippi; by boat from Val- waters) of Rio Maule [VII Re- (Feb.) paraiso to Coquimbo, by land gion] to Copiapo, Atacama, Taltal 1879 (early) R. A. Philippi; Tome, Quinquina, (Atacama Desert) [V to II Salto del Laja [VIII Region] Regions] 1880 (Jan.) F. Philippi; east-central Chiloe, 1854-1856 & R. A. F. Philippi; various sites including Cucao and Ancud [X around Santiago and the adja- Region] cent Cordillera de los Andes 1880 R. A. Philippi; Isla Quinquina [Metropolitan Region] (for fossils) [VIII Region] 1858 (Dec.) R. A. Philippi; Colonias del Sur 1882 R. A. Philippi; Santa Rosa de [X Region] Los Andes, Jahuel [V Region] 1859(Jan.-Mar.) R. A. Philippi; Colonias del Sur 1883 (Jan.) F. Philippi; Fray Jorge, mouth of [X Region] Rio Limari, Banos del Toro 1860 R. A. Philippi; Catemu [V Re- [IV Region] gion], Laguna Ranco [X Re- 1883 (Mar.) R. A. Philippi; Lebu, Arauco, gion] Coronel [VIII Region] I860 & (Jan.) R. A. F. Philippi; Fundo San 1883 (Oct.) R. A. Philippi; Curauma [V Re- Juan to La Union, Daglipulli gion] and adjacent Cordillera de los 1884 F. Philippi; Valparaiso area in- Andes, Lago Ranco [X Re- cluding Concon and mouth of Rio Aconcagua [V Region] gion] 860 & 1 (late) R. A. F. Philippi, Quebrada 1884 R. A. Philippi; Valdivia, San de San Ramon [Metropolitan Juan [X Region] Rahmer Region] 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) F. Philippi, Carlos (Sub- 1862 R. A. Nuevo Volcan de director and Preparator of the Philippi; Museo Nacional), Pablo Orte- Chilian [VIII Region] 1863 Museo R. A. Nuevo Volcan ga (Dissector of the Philippi; and Banos de Chilian [VIII Nacional), Otto Philippi Region] (grandson of R. A. Philippi 1864 R. A. Philippi; Juan Fernandez and medical student); Valpa- Islands [V Region], Guayacan raiso to Caldera by boat, to Copiapo by overland (Coquimbo) [IV Region] train, 1864 (Oct.) San Juan de Cun- from Puerta de Paipote to An- F. Philippi; los cos, Cordillera de la Costa, tofagasta de la Sierra, into Ar- (Munoz- gentinian territory Hueicolla, Cordillera Pelada & San Schick Prina, 1987), [X Region] 1867 Pedro de Atacama, Laguna de R. A. Cauquenes [VII Philippi; Huasco, and Oasis de Pica Region] 1875 Regions] R. A. Philippi; Ventisquero [III to I Cipreses [VI Region] 1885 (Sept.) F. Philippi; Valparaiso to Caldera 1875 by boat, then overland along F. Philippi; Laguna de Budi, De- Huasco Region] sembocadura (mouth) of Rio coast to [III 1885 R. A. Philippi; Lebu, Arauco, Tolten [IX Region] 1877 Coronel, Renaico [VIII Re- R. A. Philippi; San Juan [X Re- gion] gion] 1877 & San Juan [X Re- 1886 R. A. Philippi; R. A. F. Philippi; Arauco, de gion] Malleco, Cautin, Cordillera Algarrobo [Metro- Nahuelbuta, Tres Piedras 1887 (Apr.) R. A. Philippi; Region] politan [VIII to IX Regions] 746 Annals of the Garden Missouri Botanical Table 1. Continued. Philippis by others, notably Pearce, Volckmann, Solis de Ovando, Diaz, Landbeck, Fonck, Geisse, Dates Travels Borchers, Germain, and King, were Juliet, also in- SGO corporated into the collection (Munoz-Schick, 1887 (Nov.) R. A. Philippi; Araucania [IX 1991). All of these other collectors are identified Region 1888 on the sheets except Fonck, whose handwriting (Jan.) R. A. Philippi; Alfalfal [Metropol- is itan Region] distinctive (Fig. 1). There are duplicates of many 1889 R. A. Philippi; Bafios Colina collections, due to the ample material that was [Metropolitan Region] collected and Federico's maintenance of a personal 1890 R. A. Philippi; Concepcion to herbarium at home. This personal collection con- Arauco [VIII Region] tained duplicates of specimens deposited in the 1891 R. A. Philippi; Victoria, Los An- Museo Nacional. was acquired by the Museo It geles, Curanilahue, Arauco, Nacional in 1911, after Federico's death; some of X Valdivia [VIII to Regions] these specimens can be distinguished by their print- 1891 (Oct.) R. A. Philippi; Quilpue [V Re- ed labels with black border and the legend "Her- gion] 1892 R. A. Philippi; Bafios Chilian barium Friderici Philippi" (Fig. 2; Munoz-Schick, Many 1973: specimens were [VIII Region] duplicate also fig. 2). 1893 (Sept.) F. Philippi, Filiberto Germain distributed to other herbaria through gifts and ex- (Head, Seccion Entomologia, change. This distribution had no particular system, Museo Nacional); Fray Jorge and R. A. Philippi was noted for his enthusiasm [IV Region] and scientific generosity. Duplicate Philippi spec- 1893 R. A. Philippi; Concepcion, Cura- imens from Chile are reported today to be found nilahue [VIII Region] BM MA, at BA, BAF, F, FI, G, K, L, LE, LZ, P, 1894 F. Philippi; Yerbas Buenas, Ca- W & SI, and (Stafleu Cowan, 1983), and are also Matanzas huil, [VI Region] CORD found 1896 (Mar.) R. A. Philippi; Constitucion [VII at (Taylor, pers. obs.). have Region] Samples of both Philippis' handwriting 1896-1908 commentary (Mu- F. Philippi; various trips to Valdi- been presented previously with via, Fundo San Juan, Cautin, fioz-Schick, 1973: figs. 1, 2) and are shown in X Constitucion [VII to Figure Their handwriting was similar, and be- 2. Regions] came more so as they aged. Although the collector particularly of the specimen frequently not noted, is museum on material originally deposited in the s ural" range in the south. The Philippis' joint trip 1877 collection, can usually be determined by refer- in to the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta it explored ence to the year and locality (Table 1). territory recently wrested from the control of the Botanica Mapuche The subsequent head of the Seccion ("Araucano") Indians, and Federico's was who prepared a revised 1884 Carlos (Karl) Reiche, trip northward surveyed territory recently Flora de Chile (1894-191 Reiche was familiar acquired during the war with Peru and 1). Bolivia. commentary with the specimens, and his Federico noted Philippis' first several unusual plant com- How- work lectotypes. munities, including an in this is useful for selecting isolated southern population now the in some of Araucaria araucana ever, of Federico's collections (Molina) K. Koch (Ar- de- Museo Reiche s Nacional were purchased after aucariaceae) just north of the mouth of the Rio by him. Tolten and parture from Chile and were not seen a relict Valdivian forest north of San- annotation tiago at Fray Jorge, Reiche's handwriting is distinctive; his in the semiarid The region. "R" consists usually of a single (Fig. 3). Philippis' extensive botanical collecting and knowl- Philippis The by the edge enabled them types of species described to recognize these unusual plant was This distributions and provided much are today housed in a separate collection. the basis for of specimens when our current knowledge established by Munoz-Pizarro the of the Chilean flora. tna process in the herbarium were mounted, a (Munoz-Piza r' The began 1942 and continues today Philippis' Specimens in some- types ro, 1960). Identification of Philippi is Most of the many Philippis' Chilean on material, including data times difficult because of the sparse types, deposited Museo is in the Nacional de His- specimens, the occasional inclusion of several c toria Natural in Santiago (SGO). wnic This material was lections on one sheet with no indication of variously collected and annotated ana by one or both plant was accompanied by which label, Philippis. Collections of Chilean plants sent to the frequent more than one specimen in citation of Number 4 Taylor & Munoz-Schick 747 Volume 81 , Works 1994 Botanical of Philippi >/ . s *r* Ke- ^ A & *- ** S* * J- • n7*/ etc C€*4tz ar*7*A*&<. * f'lnA / ? L4^<*/£ts& > , HEKBARIO DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE MUSEO NACIONAL DE IIISTORIA NATURAL, CHILE. IIERBARIO DKI. 1USTUK1A NATURAL, CHILE. Material montado bajo los ausiricios de la Oficina del Coordinador dt M Asuntos Intera/nericanos, Ministcrio de Agricultura y titerial montado bajo los avspicios dt Ja Oficina del Coordinador de CompaAla Manufacturera de Papeles y Cariones Asuntos In craiucrt anas, M\ dt Agricultura y Manufacturer* dtPn y Cariones CrmfiaiHa s by Figure Handwriting samples: Collection data 1. Fonck (top portion) with annotation by R. A. Philippi FIGURE Handwriting sample: Label by Karl Reiche 3. (bottom portion). ma- concentrated on organizing the totypes, but work by specialists. *--fAnn£&4Ls£*-*4jb4f+tA (A* terial to facilitate . The types of 323 species described by the Phi- M- remain unlocated (Mufioz-Schick, 1973). lippis **£rZr (far»M+ Cj^C&fPrlf^m tjLf . However, SGO houses unmounted, unexam- still mostly duplicate Philippi material in its ined, may X mounting backlog, and these yet be discov- #** &l 4L„-£Zp.. • Photographic negatives of both SGO's type ered. material and historical collections of Chilean plants European herbaria are avail- several deposited in SGO on loan from for study and duplication; able must be the cost of photographic prints, if desired, 1963). (Mufioz-Pizarro, borne by investigators The Publications Philippis' by works published the Several bibliographies of Chile have been pre- arrival in Philippis after their works (Mostny, including the collected sented, works (Mar- botanical 1980) and the principally HERBARIO DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE The number of articles they pub- 1992). HISTORIA NATURAL, ticorena, CHILE. particular was multiplied by their habit, in lished Figure 2. Handwriting samples. From top to bottom: same material the of publishing R. A. Philippi's, annotation by Federico Philippi, label by R. A. Philippi, purpose was apparently not more than once. Their and label from Federico Philippics personal collection with but rather to of publications, enlarge their his handwriting. to list audience and work wider disseminate their to a journals by providing arti- original species description. The known syntypes also to help struggling m SGO the have been cataloged along cles. collection We publications with with focus here on the Philippis' publication references, collection locality(ies), SGO probably a slight and accession numbers by Mufioz-Pizarro respect to the flora of Chile, and certainly (1%0), majority of the works of R. A. Philippi with additions by Mufioz-Schick (1973). Neither most of the publications of Federico. Their publi- of these authors attempted to select lec- 748 Annals of the Garden Missouri Botanical cations can generally be divided into travel ac- termining the original publication date, and site, counts, written by one or more frequently both pagination of these articles. Common Philippis, and descriptions of new species, written nomenclatural problems seen in treat- almost exclusively by R. A. Philippi. ments of Philippi names are the inadvertent cre- R. A. Philippi's descriptions of new species were ation of nomina nuda by later authors, who adopt- published principally in several series, although he ed names that were distributed on specimens but On did not limit himself to these. a very few oc- were not published; incorrect citation of publication casions he published a new species more than once, page number, based on the reprint rather than the in different journals. The first of a series of new original publication; and the incorrect citation of species was presented in sections in the German names attributed to R. A. Philippi but effectively journal Linnaea between 1857 and 1865. In these published by later authors, most commonly Reiche. new accounts, written in Latin, the species are grouped by and numbered families consecutively. Literature Cited There a preface with the section, and the is first Amando Barros-Arana, D. 1904. El Doctor Rodulfo other sections continue as in one publication. These Su Vida Sus Obras. Imprenta Cervantes, Philippi. i species are usually based on specimens collected Santiago, Chile. by the Philippis. In some cases a set of consecutive Gay,C 1845-1854. Historia Fisica y Politica de Chile. species may be based on specimens from one Botanica [Flora chilena]. Paris, 8 vols., 1 atlas. col- Aman- GOTSCHLICH, B. 1904. Biografia del Dr. Rodulfo lecting trip, but this varies also. Lam- do (1808-1904). Imprenta Central Philippi J. Subsequently, R. A. Philippi published more new pert, Valdivia. species in articles in various journals, predomi- 1910. Vida obras de Don Federico Philippi. i . 39-80. nantly Chilean ones. Several of these reported on Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 1(1): GUNCKEL, H. 1939. La labor botanica de Don Federico expeditions by Federico and also other collectors, 13-36. Revista Univ. (Santiago) 24(1): Philippi. whom many Two for species were named. notable Marticorena, C. 1992. Bibliografia Taxonomica de las new series of species were published in the Anales Plantas Vasculares de Chile. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Mis- de Universidad de la Chile, with descriptions in souri Bot. Gard. 41. Museo Na- Latin and Spanish. The first series was published Mostny, G. (editor). 1 980. Biobibliografia, 1830-1980. Ministers 1870-1873 tional de Historia Natural in and described more than 500 new Ar- de Education Publica, Direction de Bibliotecas, The species. second, "Plantas nuevas chilenas," Nat- chivos Museos, Museo Nacional de Historia y was published 1892-1896. The in species in both ural, Santiago, Chile. series were presented following the order used by MuftOZ-PlZARRO, C. 1960. Las Especies de Plantas XIX. Ediciones Gay (1845-1854), Descritas por R. A. Philippi en el Siglo which generally follows the sys- de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago. tem of de CandouVs Prodromus. From 1889 on, documentacion 1963. Fototipos, una valiosa . the descriptions were prepared by both Ocas. Philippis. Publ. en de plantas. cientifica el estudio las The publication of the second series is detailed by Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. 4: 1-18. & "Las Ls- Cowan Complemento de Stafleu MUNOZ-SCHICK, M. 1973. (1983); all of the series are de- en el tailed by Marticorena (1992). pecies de Plantas Descritas por R. A. Philippi 5-69. 128: Siglo XIX." Anal. Univ. Chile, ser. 3, was common It during the Philippis' time to Botanica del 1991. 100 anos de Section la . issue, in addition to the regular (1889-1989) edition of a journal, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural numerous 181-202. reprints ("separatas") of individual Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 42: ar- & sobre Nota aclaratona ticles; each had own A. O. Prina. 1987. its pagination, which was often e en su viaj especies colectadas por Federico Philippi from different the original article. In some cases, Nat. Mensual Mus. Nac. Hist. a Tarapaca. Noticiario may the title also have been changed These slightly. 2-17. Chile 313: reprints are commonly encountered plantarum vascuto in libraries, Philippi, F. 1881. Catalogus I|X . Univ- particularly in Chile, as separate and chilensium adhuc descriptarum. Anal. articles in vw, separately, bound volumes 59: 49-422. [Also published of the works of a particular author. i-viii, We 378 recommend pp.] consultation of Mufioz-Pizarro Taxonomic & Cowan. 1983. Stafleu, F. A. R. S. (1960) and Marticorena Hague. (1992) an W. The as aid to de- Literature, Vol. IV: P-Sak. Junk,

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