Rhaphiolepis philippinensis (S.Vidal) Kalkman, Blumea 21(2): 434. 1973.

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31. Rhaphiolepis philippinensis (S.Vidal) Kalkman, Blumea 21(2): 434. 1973.

≡ Eriobotrya philippinensis S.Vidal, Revis. Pl. Vasc. Filip. 123. 1886. Type: Philippines. Luzon: "Santa Cruz, Pr. Zambales", S. Vidal 1350 (lectotype, designated here: K [barcode K000758204]!, isolectotype: MA [barcode MA729287]!). "Infanta, Pr. Zambales", S. Vidal 1353 (syntype: K [barcode K000758205]!, MA [barcode MA729288, MA729288-2]!). [Note O]

≡ Pyrus philippinensis (S.Vidal) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 115. 2018. Type: Based on Eriobotrya philippinensis .

= Photinia luzonensis Merr., Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 17: 18. 1904. Type: Philippines. Luzon: Lamao River Mt. Mariveles, Provence of Bataan, Oct. 1903, E.D. Merrill 3223 (lectotype, selected by Kalkman 1973, pg. 434, first step; second step, designated here: NY [barcode 00436125]!, isolectotypes: K [barcode K000758209]!, P [barcode P02143221]!). ibidem, January 1, 1904, E.D. Merrill 3714 (syntypes: BM [barcode BM000602128]!, K [barcode K000758206]!). [Note P]

≡ Eriobotrya luzonensis (Merr.) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor.5: 69. 1924. “luzoniensis”. Type: Based on Photinia luzonensis .

= Eriobotrya acuminatissima Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 71. 1924. Type: Philippines. Luzon: Panay Province, mt. Salibongbong Capiz, June 1919, A. Martelino & G. Edano 35622 (lectotype, designated by Liu et al. 2020c, pg. 101: A [barcode 00026487]!; isolectotypes: BM [barcode BM000602127]!, L [barcode L0019714]!, P [barcode P02143260]).

Distribution.

Philippines and Malaysia (Borneo: Sabah).

Note O.

Vidal (1886) designated two collections as the type when he described Eriobotrya philippinensis in his work "Revision de Plantas Vasculares Filipinas", therefore, they are syntypes (Art. 9.6: Turland et al. 2018). We herein select the flowering specimen (S. Vidal 1350) as a candidate for the lectotype, however, two duplicates of this collection were located in herbaria K and MA. We must narrow the lectotype to a single sheet. In the 1870s Vidal took up posts in the forestry service of the Philippines, however, in 1883 he was back in Europe and visited the herbaria there including K ( Vidal 1885). Therefore, we herein designate the sheet of S. Vidal 1350 in K (barcode K000758204) as the lectotype.

Note P.

Merrill (1904) described Photinia luzonensis and mentioned two collections (E.D. Merrill 3223 & 3714) in the protologue, and thus they are syntypes (Art. 9.6: Turland et al. 2018). Kalkman (1973) wrote as "Type: Merrill 3223 (K, iso); paratype: Merrill 3714 (BM, K)", which means that he designated Merrill 3223 as the lectotype [first-step]. We located two duplicates in herbaria NY and K, respectively, and thus it is necessary to narrow the lectotype to one single specimen. According to Stafleu and Cowan (1981), Merrill’s type and material are deposited in A, FH, NY, PNH, and UC. We, therefore, designate the sheet in NY (barcode 00436125) as the lectotype [second-step].