Senecio neelgherryanus DC.

Kanakambika, Govindan, Prabhukumar, Konickal Mambetta & Maya, Chandrashekaran Nair, 2023, Lectotypification of four names in the genus Senecio L. (Asteraceae), Phytotaxa 612 (2), pp. 244-249 : 248

Senecio neelgherryanus DC. (De Candolle in Wight & Arnnot 1834: 23)

Type (lectotype, here designated):— INDIA. Tamil Nadu: Neelgherry [ Nilgiri ], s.d., R. Wight, s.n., Wight Cat. 1482 ( K, K000852138 , digital image) ( Fig. 3 ); isolectotypes: [ E, E00417003—05 ; P, P00743095—96 , K, K000852139 , K000852141 ; NY, NY00259562 , digital images] .

Senecio neelgherryanus is based on Wight’s collection (Wight Catalogue no. 1482) from Neelgherry (Nilgiri) forest region. The original materials associated with the name were located at K, E, P, and NY herbaria. Of which, the specimen at K (K000852138) is well preserved and perfectly fit with the protologue (having flowers and achenes) and is designated here as lectotype.

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FIGURE 3. Digital image of the proposed lectotype for the name Senecio neelgherryanus (K, K000852138). © The Board of Trustees of the RBG, Kew.