Polianthes tuberosa Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 316. 1753
Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P)
Jarvis, Charlie
Polianthes tuberosa Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 1 : 316. 1753
L.
Linnaeus
1753
Liliopsida
Asparagaceae
Polianthes
Plantae
Asparagales
Tracheophyta
species
tuberosa
Polianthes tuberosaLinnaeus, Species Plantarum1: 316. 1753.
"Habitat in India." RCN: 2486.
Lectotype(Verhoek in Jarvis & al., Regnum Veg. 127: 78. 1993): Herb. Hermann 3: 34, No. 125 (BM-000594676).
Generitypeof PolianthesLinnaeus.
Note:Enayet Hossain & El-Gadi (in Jafri & El-Gadi, Fl. Libya121: 18. 1986) indicated 437.1 (LINN) as type but this lacks a Species Plantarumnumber (i.e. "1") and is a post-1753 addition to the collection and not original material. Several authors have discussed the early literature surrounding this name including Trueblood (in Econ. Bot. 27: 165. 1973), and Ullrich (in Herbertia49: 50-57. 1994), who lists many early illustrations, including a Clusius plate cited by Linnaeus, which is also reproduced by Ramon-Laca(in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid57: 100. 1999).
2611900793
BM
BM-000594676
lectotype