Festuca elatior

Ardenghi, Nicola M. G., Signorini, Maria Adele, Parolo, Gilberto, Rossi, Graziano, Pignotti, Lia, Vitek, Ernst & Foggi, Bruno, 2013, Typification of names of taxa belonging to Festuca arundinacea (≡ Schedonorus arundinaceus) aggregate (Poaceae) in Hackel’s herbarium (W), Phytotaxa 84 (2), pp. 55-59 : 56-57

Festuca elatior L. subvar. conferta Hack. (1882: 157) .

Lectotype (designated here):— SPAIN. Andalusia: in pascuis S.rae Nevadae ad Cortijo de San Geronimo , 20 July 1876, E. Hackel s.n. (W-Hackel 1916-0014992!).

Additional specimens examined: — FRANCE. Languedoc-Roussillon: Narbonne (Aude) à la cluppe, June 1877, P. M. E. Timbal-Lagrave s.n. (syntype W-Hackel 1916-0014993!) .

Protologue citation: —“Hispaniae australis (‘Orihuela, Murcia’, Sierra Nevada ad Cortijo de S. Geronimo), centralis (Escorial); Galliae australis (Narbonne) ”.

Specimens mentioned in the protologue: —“Orihuela, Murcia ex Lag.; S.ra Nevada ad Cortijo de S. Geronimo 1800 m l. ipse; Escorial, l. ipse; Narbonne, l. Timbal-Lagr.”.

Transcription of lectotype specimen notes: —“DATABASED/ PHOTO // HERB. MUS. PALAT. VINDOB./ Acqu. 1916 Nr. 14992// Herbarium E. Hackel [o.s., pr.]”; “ Festuca elatior var. Fenas subv. conferta / Hack. [m. Hackel]/ Hispania: [pr.] In pascuis S.rae Nevadae/ ad Cortijo de S. Geronimo [m. Hackel]/ In itinere hispanico-lusitanico [pr.]/ 20.7 [m. Hackel] 1876 leg. E. Hackel [pr.]”. W !

Notes: — Lectotype image is available at http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php?ID=166167. The sheet was annotated as a lectotype by Foggi and Signorini in 2006.