Cryptocarya spathulata Kosterm.

van der Werff, Henk, 2013, Nomenclatural notes on Cryptocarya R. Br. (Lauraceae) from Madagascar, Candollea 68 (2), pp. 303-306 : 305

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15553/c2012v682a14
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5713707
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D60E29-FFEE-AA74-FC88-FCEB03CFFAF5
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Cryptocarya spathulata Kosterm.
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Treatment

Cryptocarya spathulata Kosterm. View in CoL

in Bull. Jard. Bot. Etat Bruxelles 27: 185. 1957.

Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Toamasina: Analamazaotra , 18.I.1950, fl., Service Forestier 1476 (holo-: P [ P0085 3164 ]!).

= Ravensara laevis Kosterm. View in CoL in Not. Syst. (Paris) 8: 100. 1939 [non Cryptocarya laevis Mart. View in CoL in Flora 21: Beibl. 64. 1838].

Typus: MADAGASCAR.Prov. Toamasina: Analamazaotra , 20.VI.1919, buds, Thouvenot 98 (holo-: P [ P00540973 ]; iso-: P [ P00853163 ]!, P [ P00540974 ]), syn. nov.

Observations. – Although C. spathulata is a later heterotypic synonym of Ravensara laevis , it is the earliest available name in Cryptocarya and should be used for this species. The types of both names came from the same locality and both were in flower. Because the sole difference between Cryptocarya and Ravensara is a fruit character, this example illustrates the difficulty of assigning flowering specimens to either Cryptocarya or Ravensara , when these genera were considered distinct.