Dianthus saxicola Jord., Pugill. Pl. Nov.: 29. 1852 [October 1852]

Domina, Gianniantonio, Astuti, Giovanni, Bacchetta, Gianluigi, Barone, Giulio, Resetnik, Ivana, Terlevic, Ana, Thiebaut, Melanie & Peruzzi, Lorenzo, 2021, Typification of 14 names in the Dianthus virgineus group (Caryophyllaceae), PhytoKeys 187, pp. 1-14 : 1

Dianthus saxicola Jord., Pugill. Pl. Nov.: 29. 1852 [October 1852]

Dianthus caryophyllus saxicola ≡ D. caryophyllus var. saxicola (Jord.) Cariot & St-Lager, Étude Fl., éd. 8, 2: 103. 1889.

Dianthus sylvestris = D. sylvestris Wulfen in Jacq., Coll. 1: 237. 1786. [January-September 1786]. Ind. Loc.: "in lapidosis et rupestribus calcareis Beugesi et Delphinatus prope Lyon ubi eum legi".

Type.

(lectotype here designated): Dianthus saxicola Jord., Serrières (Ain) près de Lyon, 7 June 1852, A. Jordan, LY0682162 !

Note.

Two specimens belonging to the original material are housed at LY: LY0682162 and LY0088790. Both are in good condition. We have designated here the most complete one as the lectotype.

This specimen conforms to the description of the protologue and corresponds to the current application of the name, which is considered a distinct species by Tison and de Foucault (2014). The lectotype of D. saxicola has 10-15 cm long basal leaves and multiflorous scapes; concerning the shape of calyx teeth, it is very similar to the lectotype of D. inodorus (L.) Gaertn., which in turn is currently included within the variability of D. sylvestris ( Domina et al. 2021). Further research is needed to clarify the relationships between these two taxa.