18. Rubus wilsonii Duthie ex Veitch (1906: 378)

[ R. wilsonii Duthie (1912: 36) isonym]

Type (lectotype designated here):— CHINA. Hubei: mountains, 1901, Wilson s.n. (barcode K000737914!, isolectotype: K000737913!). [Image available at http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000737914] .

Note:—In the protologue, Veitch (1906) mentioned the following information: “A species raised from seed collected in Central China in 1901 by Wilson, after whom it is named”, when describing R. wilsonii . Later, Duthie (1912) again published the name R. wilsonii Duthie (1912: 36), and cited the following information “Central China, Mountains of Hupeh, W.H. Wilson ”. Howerer, R. wilsonii Duthie is a later isonym without nomenclatural status and that may be disregarded (Art 6.3 Note 2 of the ICN). We traced two duplicate specimens, deposited in K (barcode 000737914 & 000737913), from which the lectotype could be chosen. We herein designate the blooming specimen of “ Wilson s.n. ” kept in K (barcode 000737914) as the lectotype. The selected sheet is a complete and perfect match to the description given in the protologue and there are many branches, leaves and flower on the herbarium sheet.