Lysionotus pubescens C.B.Clarke

Akhil, Mannar Kandy, Möller, Michael & Nampy, Santhosh, 2022, Lectotypifications of four names in the family Gesneriaceae, Adansonia (3) 44 (3), pp. 15-21 : 16

Lysionotus pubescens C.B.Clarke

Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 25: 52 ( Clarke 1889).

— Type: India. Muneypoor, Moa, 5500 ft, 27.X.1885, C.B. Clarke 41283A (lecto-, K [ K000831989 ]! digital image, here designated [ Fig. 3 ] ; isolecto-, K [ K000831990 , K000831991 ]! digital images).

LECTOTYPIFICATION

In the protologue of Lysionotus pubescens , Clarke (1889) cited “North Muneypore [Manipur], alt. 5500 feet [n. 41283]” along with an illustration ( Clarke 1889: pl. 23) which is also original material according to Art 9.4. ( Turland et al. 2018), and since Clarke omitted to explicitly state a holotype, a lectotypification is necessary (Art. 9.3., Turland et al. 2018). We have traced three relevant herbarium sheets at K with the collection numbers 41283A (K000831989), 41283D (K000831990) and 41283E (K000831991). All specimens have mature capsules and detailed field labels. Among them, K000831989 bears four fruiting branches and an annotation by Clarke:“shrub 6-8 feet long, semi pendent, much branched, Lysionotus pubescens sp. nov. ”, is selected here as the lectotype.

Figures

FIG. 3. — Lectotype of Lysionotus pubescens C.B.Clarke (http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000831989). © copyright of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reproduced with permission.