Primula malacoides Franch.

Kovtonyuk, Nataliya & Durand-Andro, Véronique, 2019, Typification of Primula L. taxa names (Primulaceae), described by A. Franchet in 1886 from China and Eastern Tibet, Adansonia (3) 41 (9), pp. 75-89 : 78

Primula malacoides Franch.

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In Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 33: 64(1886). — Hu & Kelso, Flora of China 15: 116 (1996); Richards , Primula : 121 (2003). — In protologue: “[ China]Yun-nan, dans les champs cultivés à Tali. – 29 mars 1884. (Delavay, no. 119 et 312.)” .

SYNTYPES. — China. Yunnan, Les champs, dans la plaine de Ta-li, le 23.I.1883, Delavay 312 (syn-, P [P04544289]). — Enclos du jardin Le Guilcher à Ta-li, 23.I.1883, Delavay 312 (syn-, P[P04544291]); jardin de M. Le Guilcher à Ta-li, fl. roses, 29.III.1884, Delavay 1119 (syn-, P[P04544286]); bord des champs à Ta-li. Dans le jardin de M. Le Guilcher, fl. roses, 29.III.1884, Delavay s.n. (syn-, P[P04544287]). — sine loco, Delavay 312, (syn-, P[P04544290], MPU[MPU022030]); Delavay 1119 (syn-, L[L0006473]) .

LECTOTYPE (HERE DESIGNATED). — China, Yunnan. Primula , fl. roses, les champs cultivés à Tali , 29.III.1884, Delavay 1119 (lecto-, P[P04544285]!; isolecto-, K[K000750029]!, P[P04544267]!).

COMMENTS

We found three sheets with P. malacoides no. 1119 (it was misprinted in number “119” in the protologue), and with date ‘ 29 mars 1884 ’ (P04544267, P04544285, P04544286) and one without date, but with no. 1119, collected by Delavay. Herbarium specimens with “no. 312” were collected on another date or have no date on the labels. All of them are syntypes. According to Art. 9 and Rec. 9A of the ICN ( Turland et al. 2018) among syntypes one of the herbarium specimens may be chosen as lectotype. We chose as lectotype specimens with handwritten text of label more correspond to the protologue.

REMARK

We suggest that P04544286 and P04544287 are the same gathering, because these specimens were collected in the same locality (garden of M. Le Guilcher) and at the same date. And on P04544286, we have the impression that “ Primula , fl. roses, no. 1119” was added further.

Figures

FIG. 4. — Lectotype of Primula malacoides Franch. (P04544285).