Gomphrena meyeniana Walpers (1843: 404)

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 : 138

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.296.2.3
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scientific name	Gomphrena meyeniana Walpers (1843: 404)
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Walpers (1843: 404) provided a detailed diagnosis of Gomphrena meyeniana , also stating: “Peruvia: in planitie circa Tissalomam, Laguna de Titicaca. Fl. Aprili”. There is one sheet at B (code 100673185) bearing a label whose data match those included in the protologue. I designate here the specimen B-100673185 as the lectotype of the name Gomphrena meyeniana .

On the other hand, the protologue of the name Gomphrena meyeniana var. aureiflora Stuchlik (1913: 521) consists of a short diagnosis (“ Flores aurei, lutei v. flavescentes ”) and the indication of three specimens: “Argentina Lorentz 58! Et 567! Berl.); Peru (Meyen! Berl.)”. Pedersen (1990: 80) correctly selected a Meyen’s collection at B as the lectotype of Gomphrena meyeniana var. aureiflora . The latter name is a synonym of Gomphrena meyeniana .