Santolina minor, Mill., 1768

Rivero-Guerra, Aixa O., 2013, Evaluation of Linnaeus’ concept of Santolina rosmarinifolia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and its interpretation, Adansonia (3) 35 (1), pp. 87-105 : 94

S. minor Mill.

Garden Dictionary n. 6. (1768). — S. rosmarinifolia L. var. β minor (Mill.) Persoon. Syn. pl. 2: 406. 1807. — Ind. Loc.: without locality, collector and date. — Lecto-, (designated here): “[ P. Miller] (graphite)/an Santolina foliis rosmarini minor Inst [black ink]”; “ Santolina minor M. Dict. [graphite]”; “_______ rosmarinifolia L.?” [graphite]; “ex herbaris Di Gronovii. 1729”; “Obs. Folia inferiori/margine imbricato superi integerrimis” [graphite notation to the right of the original sample]; “ Santolina minor Miller 1768 . [handwritten notation in blue ink] / Dct. n. 6 [handwritten notation in blue ink]/ Type specimen [printed and framed in black ink]/teste Solander: bud Miller says “ An ….” ( BM 000909713 ) .

REMARKS

The lectotype ( BM 000909713 ) is the sole original material for this name and it is very poorly preserved. It has a flowering stem in the centre of the sheet, with a sterile stem on both sides. The lectotype displays the characteristics listed in the protologue “ Pedunculis unifloris, foliis linearibus confertis obtusis ”. Miller (1768) cited “ Santolina foliis rosmarini minor .Tourn. Inst.461” as its synonym, whereas in 1785 he added “ Abrotanum femina , foliis rosmarini, minu. Bauh. pin. 137. Kniph. cent. nº. 80” as a new synonym .