Aspidosperma excelsum Benth. in J. Bot. 3: 245. 1841.

≡ Macaglia excelsa (Benth.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 416. 1891.

Lectotype (designated by Morales & Zamora in Phytoneuron 2017–68: 8. 2017):— GUYANA. [Upper Demerara-Berbice]: Berbice, 1837, Rob. Schomburgk [ser. 1] 468 (K [barcode K000975141 image!]; isolectotypes: G [barcode G00143962 image!, barcode G00169287 image!, barcode G00169288 image!], K [barcode K000587685 image!], L [barcode L0931170 image!], MO [barcode MO-2958572], P [barcode P00645106 image!], RB [barcode 00535040!], SING [barcode SING0069604 image!], TCD [barcode TCD0006575 image!], W [No. W0048499 image!]). B†, F negative No. 4409 image! .

Notes —To avoid any future misinterpretation about collection information, we believe it is important to state that the original gathering of A. excelsum corresponds to Robert Schomburgk’s first collection series (van Dam 2002).