Lectotypification of four names in Andrographis (Acanthaceae)
Author
Gnanasekaran, Gunadayalan
Author
Murthy, Garimella Venkata Suryanarayana
text
Phytotaxa
2015
2015-09-23
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.227.2.7
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.227.2.7
1179-3163
13632795
Andrographis paniculata
(Burm.f.) Wallich ex
Nees von Esenbeck (1832: 116)
Justicia paniculata
Burman (1768: 9)
.
Type:—Rheede, Hort. Malab. 9: 109, t. 56. 1689 (
lectotype
icon!; designated here).
Fig. 4
.
Discussion
:—
Burman (1768)
described the name
Justicia paniculata
based on material collected from Zeylona [
Sri Lanka
], which was housed at Garzin (Garcin) herbarium; in addition he cited Rheede’s plate in Hortus Malabaricus 9: 109, t. 56. 1689 [
Cara-Caniram
]. According to
Stafleu & Cowan (1976)
it was found that the original herbarium of Garcin Laurent was destroyed but several sets of specimens collected by him are at G. However, the authors have tried to trace duplicates of
Andrographis
specimens from Garcin herbarium at G herbarium but could not locate them (pers. comm. from Gautier). Therefore, Rheede’s plate in Hortus Malabaricus 9: t. 56. is selected here as the
lectotype
for the name
J. paniculata
.