Lectotypification of Allium perdulce (Amaryllidaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 434 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-130
Author(s):  
HARLAN T. SVOBODA ◽  
MARK H. MAYFIELD
Keyword(s):  
Type Specimen ◽  
State University ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Code Of Nomenclature ◽  
The Status ◽  
Kansas State University ◽  
Mixed Collection ◽  
International Code Of Nomenclature

While verifying the status of alleged type specimens in the holdings of the U.S. National Arboretum Herbarium (NA; herbarium codes following Thiers [2020]), the first author (HTS) discovered a specimen of Allium perdulce S.V.Fraser (1939: 124), the gathering “Fraser 72,” that had several contradictory type annotations on the sheet. Additional study of the label and the protologue revealed that the specimen at NA was not a single gathering, as defined by the International Code of Nomenclature (Turland et al. 2018; Art. 8.2), but rather a mixed collection from different dates and locations. The protologue of A. perdulce states that the type specimen was deposited in the herbarium at Kansas State University (KSC) with “cotypes” being sent to GH, US, and NA, but no additional information about the type collection was provided. Thus, type material was sought at KSC to verify if the specimen at NA was in fact part of the type collection.

Lectotypification of Sematophyllum latifolium, a new synonym of Wijkia surcularis (Pylaisiadelphaceae, Bryophyta)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 484 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-300
Author(s):  
NARIN PRINTARAKUL ◽  
SAHUT CHANTANAORRAPINT
Keyword(s):  
Type Specimen ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
The Family

Sematophyllum latifolium Brotherus (1911: 362), known only from the type collection, was originally described by Brotherus (1911) based on a collection made by C.C. Hosseus from Mt. Doi Suthep (Doi Sutäp), in northern Thailand. Pollawatn (2008) revised the family Sematophyllaceae s.l. in Thailand but did not see the type specimen of S. latifolium. During the study of Hosseus’s collections, however, we found two duplicates of type specimens of S. latifolium one located in H-BR and one in M. We found that several critical features of S. latifolium, such as the 1) irregular-pinnately branching habit with the erect flagelliform branches (Fig. 1A), 2) stem and branch leaves strongly differentiated (Fig. 1B−F), and 3) brotherelloid type alar cells often divided into larger hyaline cells towards leaf margins (Fig. 1G), were indistinguishable from those in the type material of Wijkia surcularis (Mitten 1859: 112) Crum (1971: 173), a common species found growing from India to Indochina (Gangulee 1980; Tan & Iwatsuki 1993; Tan & Jia 1999; Jia et al. 2005). Thus, we here propose S. latifolium as a new synonym of W. sucularis. In the protologue, Brotherus (1911) did not designate the holotype, therefore, it is necessary to select a lectotype for S. latifolium ((see Art. 9.11 of the Shenzhen Code (Turland et al. 2017)). We designate Hosseus’s collection (Hosseus s.n.) in H-BR (H) as the lectotype of the name S. latifolium.

scholarly journals Premna menglaensis, a new name for Premna laevigata C. Y. Wu (Lamiaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
YUNHONG TAN ◽  
ZHIYONG ZHANG ◽  
DIANXIANG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Original Description ◽  
International Code ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Old World ◽  
New Name ◽  
Code Of Nomenclature ◽  
Flora Of China ◽  
Old World Tropics ◽  
International Code Of Nomenclature

The genus Premna Linnaeus (1771: 587) contains about 200 species and is distributed in Old World tropics and subtropics with 46 species in China (Chen & Gilbert 1994). After being transferred from the Verbenaceae to the Lamiaceae, the genus becomes one of the biggest genera of the mint family (Harley et al. 2004), and now ranks among the more taxonomically difficult and complicated genera of Lamiaceae. Premna laevigata C. Y. Wu (1977: 440) was described from collections from Mengla County, Yunnan Province, China. However, the name was not validly published in the original description (Wu 1977) because three collections were simultaneously designated as types (i.e. H.T.Tsai 59-11098 was assigned as the flowering type, and S.J.Pei 59-11239 and, 59-13345 as fruiting types) which is contrary to articles 40.1 and 40.2 of the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (ICN) (McNeill et al. 2012). In the Catalogue of type specimens (Cormophyta) in the herbaria of China (Jin 1994), this name was validated by designating H. T. Tsai 59-11098 as the holotype. Unfortunately, it is still an illegitimate name according article 53.1 of the ICN because the name is a later homonym of P. laevigata Miquel (1858: 895), based on material from Indonesia (Sumatra). However this was not realised in either Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (Chen 1982), or in Flora of China (Chen & Gilbert 1994). After checking the type material of both names, it is concluded that the two homonyms apply to two totally unrelated taxa. Therefore, the Chinese species requires a new name which is proposed below. 

A contribution to the Flora of North America: synonymy and lectotypification of Coptis laciniata (Ranunculaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
BO LI ◽  
QINGJUN YUAN ◽  
ZHIYONG ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Leaf Blade ◽  
Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
State University ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Distribution Ranges ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Oregon State University ◽  
Small Genus

Coptis Salisbury (1807: 305) is a small genus of Ranunculaceae containing 10 (Ford 1997) to 15 (Fu 2001) species. It is distributed in temperate and boreal regions of East Asia and North America (Ford 1997, Fu 2001). In order to generate a comprehensive sampling for a phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus, we have reviewed all described species and their distribution (‘A synopsis of Coptis (Ranunculaceae)’, Li, unpublished). Accidentally, we identified a North American taxon, C. venosa Howell (1897: 21), that is not recognized by the latest updated Flora of North America (Ford 1997), nor has the name been included in any literature of the genus since its first description in the Flora of Northwest America (Howell 1897). Besides C. venosa, Howell (1897) recognized another four species from North America in his work: C. aspleniifolia Salisbury (1807: 306), C. laciniata Gray (1887: 297), C. occidentalis Torrey & Gray (1838: 28) and C. trifolia (Linnaeus 1753: 558) Salisbury (1807: 305), and commented that C. venosa was only collected by himself and has the same distribution range as C. occidentalis. No details were given about the morphological differences between C. venosa and the other four species. We closely examined protologues, descriptions, type specimens and other specimens of these five species. On the type specimen of C. venosa (deposited in Oregon State University Herbarium, OSC) (Fig. 1 A), we observed that the flowers of C. venosa are similar to those of C. aspleniifolia, C. laciniata and C. occidentalis in having linear-lanceolate sepals and petals, and nearly basal nectaries. Coptis venosa, however, is clearly different from C. aspleniifolia and C. occidentalis by having a biternate leaf blade that is almost identical to the leaf blade of C. laciniata. Based on overall similarity in morphology between C. venosa and C. laciniata, coupled with their overlapping distribution ranges, we hereby propose to treat C. venosa as a synonym of C. laciniata. Thus, we now recognize four species of Coptis in North America, C. aspleniifolia, C. laciniata, C. occidentalis and C. trifolia, and provide a key to identify them (as below). 

Type specimens in the Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, including the historically important Albany Museum collection. Part 2: Reptiles (Squamata)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4576 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
WERNER CONRADIE ◽  
WILLIAM R. BRANCH ◽  
GILLIAN WATSON
Keyword(s):  
Publication Date ◽  
Museum Collection ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Volume Number ◽  
The Third ◽  
Collection Number ◽  
Port Elizabeth ◽  
The Status

The Port Elizabeth Museum herpetology collection contains 407 type specimens, representing 70 primary and 55 secondary squamate types. The type series comprise 93 African taxa (84 lizards and 9 snakes), of which 75 are still regarded as valid. It is the third largest primary reptile type collection in Africa. This is the first catalogue of this important African squamate type collection. It provides the original name, original publication date, journal volume number and pagination, reference to illustrations, current name, museum collection number, type locality, and notes on the status of all types and important additional non-type material mentioned in historical descriptions. Photographs of all primary types, as well as original illustrated material are provided. 

scholarly journals Canceling the Big Deal: Three R1 Libraries Compare Data, Communication, and Strategies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Angie Ohler ◽  
Leigh Ann DePope ◽  
Karen Rupp-Serrano ◽  
Joelle Pitts
Keyword(s):  
Data Communication ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
State University ◽  
Interlibrary Loan ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
University Of Oklahoma ◽  
The Status ◽  
Kansas State University ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Canceling the Big Deal is becoming more common, but there are still many unanswered questions about the impact of this change and the fundamental shift in the library collections model that it represents. Institutions like Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of Oregon were some of the first institutions to have written about their own experience with canceling the Big Deal several years ago, but are those experiences the norm in terms of changes in budgets, collection development, and interlibrary loan activity? Within the context of the University of California system’s move to cancel a system-wide contract with Elsevier, how are libraries managing the communication about Big Deals both internally with library personnel as well as externally with campus stakeholders? Three R1 libraries (University of Maryland, University of Oklahoma, and Kansas State University) will compare their data, discuss both internal and external communication strategies, and examine the impact these decisions have had on their collections in terms of interlibrary loan and collection development strategies. The results of a brief survey measuring the status of the audience members with respect to Big Deals, communication efforts with campus stakeholders, and impacts on collections will also be discussed.

Catalogue of the primary types of Cerylonidae, Endomychidae and Latridiidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History, with additional notes and clarification of the status of several types

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2229 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
FLOYD W. SHOCKLEY ◽  
NATALIA J. VANDENBERG
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Label Data ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Original Species ◽  
Species Descriptions

A checklist with critical data is provided for all primary types (n = 48) of the families Cerylonidae, Endomychidae and Latridiidae deposited in the National Museum of Natural History. Of those, 43 holotypes, 3 lectotypes, and 2 neotypes are represented. This tally includes a lectotype for Geoendomychus punctatus Arrow (1926) and neotype for Rhymbomicrus stephani Pakaluk (1987), both newly designated to promote nomenclatural stability. Fifteen species have at least one paratype, paralectotype, or authoritatively identified non-type specimen associated with the holotype. Type specimens were compared to the original species descriptions to confirm their status, verbatim label data were recorded, and barcode labels were added. In addition to cataloguing the types, notes were made where discrepancies exist between the data labels pinned with the types and the data published with the original species descriptions.

Notes and Updates on the Typification of Some Cassia (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) Names

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
Tânia M. De Moura ◽  
Roy E. Gereau ◽  
Ana P. Tachevski ◽  
Juliana G. Rando
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Second Step ◽  
International Code ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Code Of Nomenclature ◽  
International Code Of Nomenclature

S. Irwin and R. C. Barneby made a significant contribution to the knowledge of Leguminosae, especially in the tribe Cassieae (Caesalpinioideae). Nevertheless, their work included use of some unconventional terms for type designations, i.e., lectoholotypus and neoholotypus, which do not appear in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Some authors have recognized them as lectotypes, and we interpret them as such. Analyzing the 53 names for which a “neoholotypus” was designated, we identified several other errors by Irwin and Barneby. These include citation of incorrect type collection numbers for Cassia atroglandulosa Taub. ex Harms and C. laxiracemosa Harms and of an incorrect herbarium acronym for C. catingae Harms and C. sincorana Harms. Here, we provide brief explanations to clarify these situations. A second-step lectotype is designated for C. repens Vogel. Finally, it is noted that the type designation of C. bradei Ekman ex Harms requires, at least, second-step lectotypification, which cannot be done until the herbarium at S becomes accessible.

scholarly journals Description of a New Species and Lectotypification of Two Names in Impatiens Sect. Racemosae (Balsaminaceae) from China

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1812
Author(s):  
Shuai Peng ◽  
Peninah Cheptoo Rono ◽  
Jia-Xin Yang ◽  
Jun-Jie Wang ◽  
Guang-Wan Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
International Code ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Western Sichuan ◽  
Code Of Nomenclature ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species ◽  
International Code Of Nomenclature

Impatiens longiaristata (Balsaminaceae), a new species from western Sichuan Province in China, is described and illustrated here based on morphological and molecular data. It is similar to I. longiloba and I. siculifer, but differs in its lower sepal with a long arista at the apex of the mouth, spur curved downward or circinate, and lower petal that is oblong-elliptic and two times longer than the upper petal. Molecular analysis confirmed its placement in sect. Racemosae. Simultaneously, during the inspection of the protologues and type specimens of allied species, it was found that the types of two names from this section were syntypes based on Article 9.6 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code). According to Articles 8.1, 9.3, and Recommendations 9A.1, 9A.2, and 9A.3, the lectotypes of these two names are here designated.

scholarly journals The lectotype of <i>Spiroplecta rosula</i> Ehrenberg, 1854 – the type species of <i>Bolivinopsis</i> Yakovlev, 1891 (Foraminifera)

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-190
Author(s):  
M. A. Kaminski ◽  
D. B. Lazarus
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Geological Museum ◽  
Soviet Literature ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
The Status ◽  
Single Genus ◽  
Microscope Slides

Abstract. INTRODUCTIONThe Ehrenberg collection of microfossils in the Natural History Museum, Berlin contains the original reference material for a single genus of agglutinated foraminifera – Bolivinopsis Yakovlev, 1891. Among the foraminiferal specimens preserved in the collection, a single specimen was selected and illustrated by Ehrenberg (1854) as Spiroplecta rosula. This species was subsequently designated by Kisselman (1964) as the senior synonym of Bolivinopsis capitata Yakovlev, 1891, making it the type species of Bolivinopsis by virtue of synonymy. According to Kisselman (1964), the type specimens of B. capitata were deposited in the Central Geological Museum in St Petersburg, and were lost during the war. Indeed, the name B. capitata is not used in the Soviet literature, and such forms are consistently attributed to B. rosula. As part of the work undertaken for a Catalogue of Agglutinated Foraminiferal Genera, we undertook a search of the Ehrenberg Collection in order to establish the status of the type specimen(s) of Spiroplecta rosula.MATERIAL AND METHODSThe Ehrenberg collection of microfossils at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin consists of innumerable specimens embedded in Canada Balsam mounted on small mica disks that served as microscope slides. Small paper rings pressed onto the surface of the disks were used by Ehrenberg to mark specimens of importance, such as illustrated in Ehrenberg’s (1854) book Mikrogeologie. A catalogue of the collection was compiled originally by Ehrenberg’s daughter Clara and has been supplemented by new collection databases. We used these sources to locate and examine all the micas from the . . .

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