Erythrina crista-galli var. speciosa Tod., Index. Sem. Panorm. 1861: 32. 1862

Guedes-Oliveira, Ramon, Fortuna-Perez, Ana Paula, Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso & Mansano, Vidal de Freitas, 2023, Erythrina L. (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) of Brazil: an updated nomenclatural treatment with notes on etymology and vernacular names, PhytoKeys 232, pp. 1-43 : 1

Erythrina crista-galli var. speciosa Tod., Index. Sem. Panorm. 1861: 32. 1862

≡ Erythrina speciosa Tod., Index. Sem. Panorm. 1860: 11. [1860?], non Lamb. ex Andrews, Bot. Repos. 7: tab. 443. 1807.

Type.

Unknown.

Notes.

As the original protologue for E. speciosa ( Todaro 1860) could not be found, it is not possible to determine if this name was validly published and thus illegitimate, as it was already validly published by Andrews (1807), or it can be considered as a nomen nudum. Moreover, the protologue is cited on digital databases as being published in 1860, but according to TL-2 it was published either in 1859 or 1862. Todaro (1862) later published the variety E. crista-galli var. speciosa based on his previous E. speciosa , but made no additional informative description that could help confirm the identity of the mentioned specimen.