Phalaris canariensis Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 54. 1753 Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P) Jarvis, Charlie   Phalaris canariensis Linnaeus ,  Species Plantarum 1 : 54. 1753 L. Linnaeus 1753 Liliopsida Poaceae Phalaris Plantae Poales Tracheophyta species canariensis      Phalaris canariensisLinnaeus,  Species Plantarum1: 54. 1753.  "Habitat in Europa australi, Canariis." RCN: 456.    Lectotype(Baldini & Jarvis in Taxon40: 482. 1991): Herb. Clifford: 23,  Phalaris1 (BM-000557659).   Generitypeof  PhalarisLinnaeus(vide Host, Icon. Descript. Gram. Austr.3: 5. 1805; Hitchcock in U.S. Dept. Agric. Bull.772: 202. 1920).   Note: Phalaris canariensis, with the type designated by Baldini & Jarvis, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon41: 567. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c.55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals). 2611900910 BM BM-000557659 lectotype