Drimys xerophila var. aromatica P.Parm.

Turner, I. M., 2012, The taxa described by Paul Évariste Parmentier in Histoire des Magnoliacées, Adansonia (3) 34 (2), pp. 237-249 : 240

9. Drimys xerophila var. aromatica P.Parm.

Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique 27: 226 (1896) . — Type: Australia, Tasmania, Mt Bischoff , Anon. s.n. (holo-, P [ P00734777 ]). Tasmannia lanceolata (Poir.) A.C. Sm. : Taxon 18: 287

(1969) ( Guymer 2007).

REMARKS

It is not entirely clear that Parmentier intended to name this variety aromatica .The only occurence is on p. 226 where the description begins as follows: “La seconde variété (2) ou var. β aromatica, est caractérisée par”.Additional confusion arises because this could be construed as a reduction of Drimys aromatica (DC.) F. Muell. to a variety of Parmentier’s D. xerophila . However, as Parmentier recognises D. aromatica and D. xerophila as distinct species in the Histoire des Magnoliacées, such a reduction does not appear to be what Parmentier intended.