The palm (Arecaceae) collections gathered by Bonpland and Humboldt in their American journey: origin and fate of the specimens and typifications
Author
Stauffer, Fred W.
Author
Stauffer, Johann
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Candollea
2017
2017-02-22
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15553/c2017v721a1
journal article
10.15553/c2017v721a1
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4.
Bactris gasipaes
Kunth
,
Nov. Gen.
Sp. 1 (ed. 4): 302. 1816.
Typus:
COLOMBIA
:
“Crescit juxta urbem Ibague Novogranatensium”, s.d.,
Bonpland & Humboldt s.n.
(holo-: P-Bonpl. [P00669607]!; iso-: P [P00731482]!).
Vernacular name. –
“Gachipaes”
(Bonpland & Humboldt s.n.).
Note. –
A cupper engraving by Turpin is associated with the
holotype
in P-Bonpl.
5.
Bactris minor
Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.
(ed. 2): 134. 1781.
=
Bactris guineensis
(L.) H.E. Moore in Gentes Herb. 9: 251. 1963.
Collection. –
V
ENEZUELA:
“Caripe”, s.d.,
Bonpland & Humboldt 343
(B-W [BW17539020]!).
Notes. –
No material associated to this palm was found in
P-Bonpl. and P.
6.
Ceroxylon alpinum
Bonpl. ex DC.
in
Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 239. 1804
.
–
Ceroxylon andicolum
Bonpl., Pl. Aequinoct.
1: 1. 1805 [nom. inval.].
Lectotypus
(designated here):
C OLOMBIA:
“
Crescit
in montis
Quindiuensis
;
Quindio
”, s.d.,
Bonpland
&
Humboldt
1844
(P [P00725216]!; isolecto-: FI!, P [P00725214, P00725215]!; P-Bonpl. [P00320011]!)
.
Vernacularname.–
“Palma de Cera”
(Bonpland & Humboldt 1844).
Notes. –
The original publication does not provide any collection number for the type material but the original label bears the collection number
Bonpland & Humboldt 1844
.
SANIN et al. (2011)
pointed out that the
holotype
of the species was deposited at P, without designating any specific specimen. It cannot be accepted as an implicit lectotypification. Here we designate the specimen deposited at P [P00725216], with informative vegetative and reproductive structures and a complete original label, as the
lectotype
of the species and the remaining specimens at P, P-Bonpl. and FI considered as isolectotypes.
7.
Chamaerops mocinoi
Kunth
,
Nov. Gen.
Sp. 1 (ed. 4): 300. 1816 [as
mocini
].
=
Cryosophila nana
(Kunth) Blume
in Rumphia 2: 53. 1838
.
Typus:
MEXICO
:
“Crescit in littore Mexicano Oceani Pacifici juxta portum Acapulci; Prope Acapulco”, s.d.,
Bonpland & Humboldt s.n.
(holo-: M [M0208113]!).
Notes. –
As indicated by
EVANS (1995)
no original material associated to this species can be found in P and P-Bonpl., and therefore the specimen at M should be regarded as the
holotype
. It remains unclear for us the reason why this original material arrived to M, although the presence in this institution of the celebrated palm expert Martius may be associated to this fact.
8.
Cocos butyracea
Mutis
ex L.f., Suppl. Pl. 454. 1782.
÷
Attalea butyracea
(Mutis ex L.f.) Wess.
Boer in Pittieria 17: 312. 1988
.
Collection. –
COLOMBIA
:
“Crescit locis calidis et temperatis regni Novogranatensis ad ostia fluminis Sinu; item in convalle fluminis Magdalenae juxta Melgar, mesa de Cuello, Contreras et Ibague in radicibus Andium Quinduensium; in convalle Caucae prope Carthaginem”, s.d.,
Bonpland & Humboldt 1380
(P [P01743347, P01743348, P01743349]).
Vernacular names. –
“Palma real”, “Palma dulce (Rio Sinu)”, “Palma de Cuesco”, “Palma de vino”, “Corozo de los Marano (Convallis Caucae)”
(Bonpland & Humboldt 1380)
.
Note. –
No specimen was found at P-Bonpl.
9.
Cocos crispa
Kunth
,
Nov. Gen.
Sp. 1 (ed. 4): 302. 1816.
÷
Acrocomia crispa
(Kunth) C.F.Baker ex Becc.
in
Pomona Coll. J. Econ. Bot. 2: 364. 1912
.
Typus:
CUBA
:
“Crescit in insula Cubae inter Havanam et Regla”, s.d.,
Bonpland & Humboldt s.n.
(P & P-Bonpl., not found).
Neotypus
(designated here):
C
UBA:
Santa Clara, Serpentine
hill “La Lanza”, west of
Manajanabo
,
3.VIII.1915
, fr.,
León
&
Bro. Gustave
5292
(NY [
NY1662973
]!)
.
Vernacular name. –
“Palma Barrigona” (
KUNTH, 1816
).
Note. –
The specimen of
León
&
Bro. Gustave
5292
(NY) from
Cuba
has been chosen as
lectotype
as it contains informative fragments of leaves (apical and mid-length portions) and entire inflorescence rachillae
.