Cometes surattensis Linnaeus , Mantissa Plantarum : 39. 1767
Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C)
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Caryophyllaceae
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Caryophyllales
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surattensis
Cometes surattensisLinnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum: 39. 1767.
"Habitat in Suratte." RCN: 995.
Lectotype(Gilbert in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg.127: 36. 1993): [icon] " Cometes surattensis" in Burman, Fl. Indica: 39, t. 15, f. 5. 1768.
Generitypeof CometesLinnaeus.
Note:In 1767, Linnaeus simultaneously published two different epithets for this taxon: C. alterniflora(in Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 127) and C. surattensis(in Mant. Pl.: 39). The latter name has been treated as the generitype, and is the name in current use. Rechinger ( Fl. Iranica144: 23. 1980) indicated Garcin material (G) as type but Linnaeus would not have seen this collection and it is not part of the original material.