Cynometra brassii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Rados., 2019

Radosavljevic, Aleksandar, 2019, The rise of Cynometra (Leguminosae) and the fall of Maniltoa: a generic re-circumscription and the addition of 4 new species, PhytoKeys 127, pp. 1-37 : 10

2. Cynometra brassii (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Rados. comb. nov.

Basionym.

Maniltoa brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry, J. Arnold Arbor. 23: 398. 1942. Type. BRITISH NEW GUINEA [PAPUA NEW GUINEA]. Central Division: U-uma River, 14 May 1926, [fl., imm. fr.], L. J. Brass 1428, (holotype: A; isotype: K).

Notes.

The protologue lists the collection year as 1928, however 1926 appears to be the correct date. While the label affixed to the holotype does list the collection date as "14 May 1928", this appears to be a transcription error. The handwritten slip attached to the holotype, presumably filled out by the collector Brass, gives the date as “14/5/26”. Additionally, the printed label is titled "Arnold Arboretum Expedition, 1925 –1926”. The label on the isotype also has the collection date as 14 May 1926.