Gomphrena haenkeana Martius (1826b: 299)

Bena, Maria Julia, 2017, Typification and nomenclatural notes on twenty-seven names of Gomphrena L. (Amaranthaceae) linked to the South American flora, Phytotaxa 296 (2), pp. 131-146 : 136

Gomphrena haenkeana Martius (1826b: 299)

The protologue of Gomphrena haenkeana ( Martius 1826b: 299) consists of a detailed description, the mention of a locality, and the specimen collector (“Habitat in Peruviae: Haenke ”). Actually there is a specimen collected by Haenke at M (code 0241736), which label reports “ Peru ”. Pedersen (1976) stated that “it is unlikely that the plants come from Peru where the species has not been found, probably they were collected in some place in Bolivia, the labels from Haenke herbarium are often very inaccurate”. I agree with Pedersen’s indication (l.c.). The specimen M-0241736 is here designated as the lectotype of the name Gomphrena haenkeana , bearing a plant that matches the protologue and corresponds with the current concept in Gomphrena ( Pedersen, 1987; Townsend, 1993)