Clausena moningerae Merr.

Lin, Yun, Bi, Hai-Yan, Sun, Jun & Sun, Qian, 2023, Correction of collecting number errors in the protologues of sixty-four taxon names from China, Phytotaxa 598 (4), pp. 271-282 : 274

15. Clausena moningerae Merr.

(Rutaceae) in Philipp. J. Sci. 23(3): 247. 1923.

TYPE:— CHINA. Hainan: Tai Wan San Hui, 9 April 1922, F. A. McClure 2550 (i.e. Canton Christian College Herbarium 8995) (syntype: PNH, destroyed, A 00044032 image!) .

The name Clausena moningerae Merr. was validly published with a gathering “ McClure 8995 ” designated as the type ( Merrill, 1923). However, on the label of the syntype specimen exists in A, the collecting number is 2550 and the herbarium number is Canton Christian College Herbarium 8995. Therefore, the erroneous collecting number in the designation of type is to be corrected.