Draba affghanica Boiss., Fl. Orient. Suppl.: 55. 1888.

Type: “Hab. in alpinis ad Schendtoi, Sikaram, etc. vallis Kuram Affghaniae (Aitch. 99! 112! 126!)”.

Lectotypus (first step designated by JAFRI, 1973: 134; second step designated here): PAKISTAN: “Affghania”, 12.VI.1880, Aitchison 99 (G-BOIS [G00330491]; isolecto-: GH [GH00046951], K [K000568096]) . Syntypi: PAKISTAN: “Affghania”, 10000'–14000' [3050–4270 m], 12.VII.1880, Aitchison 112 (G-BOIS [G00332438]) ; sine loco, 13.VI.1880, Aitchison 126 B (G-BOIS [G00332439], K [K000568066], LE [LE00012963]) .

Notes. – A second-step lectotypification is necessary to correct the lectotype from K to G-BOIS because Boissier never examined or annotated any of the duplicates at K.

The specimens at K sometimes include different collections of Aitchison or different numbers on the same sheet (e.g., [K000568066]). However, all are from Afghanistan, and they lack data on collection dates or specific localities. Untangling the finer details of each these requires consulting the fieldbooks and travel itineraries of Aitchison, a task beyond the scope of this work, and that is why they are treated herein as syntypes .

What is most important for the lectotypification of the species name is Aitchison 9 9 because it was initially designated by JAFRI (1973: 134), and its single problem is resolved by taking the G-BOIS as the lectotype.