Celtis fragifera Chevalier (1917: 299)

Zamengo, Henrique Borges, Chamorro, Debora, Gaglioti, André Luiz & Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso, 2023, Nomenclatural revision of the names of Celtis (Cannabaceae) described for Africa, and lectotypification of one Asian name, Phytotaxa 603 (3), pp. 205-223 : 211

Celtis fragifera Chevalier (1917: 299) .

Type: — AFRICA. Ivory Coast, “ Vallée du Moyen Comoé, entre Tingouéla et Assikasso ”, 14 December 1909, fr., A.J.B. Chevalier 22575 (lectotype, designated here, P barcode 00253573!; isolectotypes BR barcode 0000018495959!, K barcode 000243031!, K barcode 000243032!, P barcode 00253572!, P barcode 00253574!, P barcode 00253853!, WAG barcode 0151059!, WAG barcode 0251823!) .

Nomenclatural notes: —When describing C. fragifera, Chevalier (1917) cited his collection 22575, but did not specify the herbarium in which it was conserved. Polhill (1964) mentioned that the isotype is in K, in making this comment, the author assumed that the type could be in P, because Chevalier was a French botanist and used to deposit his collections in the Paris herbarium. Considering Chevalier (1917) did not specify a holotype, and that in P there are four specimens, we designate the specimen in Herb. P with barcode 00253573 as the lectotype (ICN Art. 9.3), because this specimen has leaves, fruits, and a drawing of the endocarp.

Taxonomic notes: —Synonym of Sparrea gomphophylla ( Fu et al. 2022) .