Polygala argentinensis Chodat (1893: 271)

Martinez, Agustina, Zuloaga, Fernando Omar & Pastore, Jose Floriano B., 2018, Typification of names and nomenclatural notes on the South Andean and Patagonian species of Polygala Linnaeus (Polygalaceae), Phytotaxa 383 (2), pp. 219-224 : 220

2. Polygala argentinensis Chodat (1893: 271)

Lectotype (designated here):— ARGENTINA. Catamarca: Alto de la Toma Granadilla, F. Schickendantz 265 (CORD 00003040!).

Protologue citation: —“ Habitat in Argentiniae prov. Catamarca, Schickendantz 265, Alto de la Toma Granadilla 265, Lomas más arriba de Yacutula 80 (v. in Hb. Hieronymi).”

Notes:— In the protologue of the species Chodat (1893) mentioned two syntypes collected by Schickendantz in Catamarca, Alto de la Toma Granadilla (Nº 265), and in Lomas más arriba de Yacutula (Nº 80). Housed at B, they were destroyed during World War II (R. Vogt, pers. comm.; F Photo F 0BN013000!). The CORD 00003040 specimen, an isosyntype of Schickendantz 265, is here designated as a lectotype of P. argentinensis . This specimen agrees with the protologue description, has the original label in Schickendantz’s hand, and was identified by Chodat .

Distribution:— The species, e ndemic to northwestern Argentina, is found growing in the provinces of Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, and Tucumán.