Phyllanthus urinaria L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 718-782 : 741

Phyllanthus urinaria Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 982. 1753.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 7111.

Lectotype (Fawcett & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 4: 255. 1920): Herb. Hermann 1: 15; 2: 7; 3: 55; 4: 41, No. 332 (BM).

Current name: Phyllanthus urinaria L. ( Euphorbiaceae ).

Note: Fawcett & Rendle indicated type material in the Hermann herbarium (BM). Although there is material in a number of its volumes, they appear to be part of a single gathering, and this type choice is therefore accepted (Art. 9.15). No effective restriction appears to have been published. See Webster (in J. Arnold Arbor. 37: 7. 1956).