Nomenclatural revision of Ficus sect. Americanae (Moraceae): typification of Ficus americana and allied species
Author
Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso
Author
Romaniuc-Neto, Sergio
Author
Mansano, Vidal De Freitas
text
Phytotaxa
2018
2018-07-19
361
2
244
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.361.2.9
journal article
10.11646/phytotaxa.361.2.9
1179-3163
Ficus splendens
Kunth & C.D. Bouché, Index Seminum
[
Berlin
] 14. 1846.
Lectotype
(designated here):
—Hort. Bot. Berol., origin unknown,
Kunth & Bouché s.n.
(U-4633!).
Nomenclatural notes:—
The protologue does not state the herbarium where the
holotype
of
F. splendens
was deposited. The only original material currently known for this species is in the
Utrecht
(U) herbarium, which should be designated as the
lectotype
.
Taxonomical notes:—
The currently accepted name for this taxon remain uncertain,
Berg (2007b)
is uncertain it is a synonym of
Ficus americana
subsp.
guianensis
.