Luehea alternifolia (Mill.) Mabberley (2002: 254)

Gerace, Samuele, Bovini, Massimo G. & Baumgratz, José Fernando A., 2024, New nomenclature notes and typification in Luehea and Lueheopsis (Malvaceae: Grewioideae), Phytotaxa 668 (2), pp. 153-164 : 154

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≡ Cedrus alternifolius Miller (1768: 118) . nom. rej.

Type:— MEXICO. Yucatan: Campeche, 1730, Houstoun s.n. (holotype BM! [ BM013823796 ]) .

[= Luehea speciosa Willdenow (1801: 410) ]

Miller (1768) analysed the Houstoun`s collection from Mexico to describe the species Cedrus alternifolius , without specifying a repository herbarium. Houstoun sent his collections in 1730 to Miller , who worked at Chelsea Garden , and his herbarium was subsequently purchased by Banks in 1774 and incorporated into the BM herbarium ( Stafleu & Cowan 1976 –1988: 342; 491). We found only one specimen of Houstoun s.n. in BM ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 ), that presents much congruence with the protologue, such as the collector`s name, the date, location, and the morphological characters described, in addition to the original label written by Houstoun. A neotype is designated assuming the type material of Cedrus alternifolius was extinct Mabberley (2002). However, the original material is extant at BM. Hence following Arts. 9.1 and 9.19 of the ICN, the choice of the specimen Houstoun s.n. (BM013823796) must be correct as a holotype of the name L. alternifolia .

References

Mabberley, D. J. (2002) The identity of Swietenia alternifolia (Mill.) Steud. (' Meliaceae'), Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 54: 253 - 255.

Miller, P. (1768) Cedrus. In: The gardeners dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery, as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture, including the management of vineyards, with the methods of making and preserving wine, according to the present practice of the most skilful vignerons in the several wine countries in Europe, together with directions for propagating and improving, from real practice and experience, all sorts of timber trees 1. Printed for the author, London, pp. CEC - CEL. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 541

Stafleu, F. A. & Cowan, R. S. (1976 - 1988) Taxonomic Literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types, 2 nd ed., Smithsonian Libraries, last updated 28 Jun. 2012. Available from: https: // www. sil. si. edu / DigitalCollections / tl- 2 / index. cfm (accessed 14 October 2024)

Willdenow, C. L. (1801) XXIV Drei Neue Pflanzen-Gattungen. Neue Schriften, Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 3: 403 - 412.