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 : 58

Festuca elatior L. subvar. subalpina Hack. (1882: 154) .

Lectotype (designated here):— ITALY. Piedmont: Col di Tenda inter Rhododendra, 4 August 1852, G. F. Reuter s.n. (W-Hackel 1916-0014952!).

Additional specimens examined: — ITALY. Piedmont: Paturages des Alpes , 1200 m, s.d., E. Rostan s.n. (syntype W-Hackel 1916-0014951!)

Protologue citation: —“in Alpibus Styriae, Tyroliae, Pedemontii.”

Specimens mentioned in the protologue: —none.

Transcription of lectotype specimen notes: —“DATABASED/ PHOTO // HERB. MUS. PALAT. VINDOB./ Acqu. 1916 Nr. 14952// Herbarium E. Hackel [o.s., pr.]”; A ) “ Festuca / Col de Tenda inter Rhododendros/ 4 Aout 1852 [m. Reuter?]”; B ) “ Festuca arundinacea s.var/ subalpina m/ Col di Tenda inter Rhododendra/ c. Barbey 4/8/52 lg. Reuter [m. Hackel]”. W !

Note: — Lectotype image is available at http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php?ID=166223. The sheet was annotated as a lectotype by Foggi and Signorini in 2006.