Studies in Neotropical Apocynaceae LIV: a synopsis of Asketanthera
Author
Morales, J. Francisco
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Candollea
2018
2018-03-27
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journal article
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10.15553/c2018v731a2
ea73ea53-7e6c-4e4e-8260-7da383dffc67
2235-3658
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Asketanthera obtusifolia
A.H. Liogier
in Phytologia 25: 271. 1973.
Lectotypus
(designated here):
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
.
Prov. Barahona
:
mountain Hispaniola Bahoruco, hoyo de Pelempito
,
3-8.VII.1971
, fl.,
Alain
18124
(
NY
[
NY00111008
]!; isolecto
-
:
NY
[
NY00111007
]!,
US
[
US00112017
]!).
=
Pentalinon luteum
(L.) B.F. Hansen & Wunderlin in Taxon 35: 167. 1986
.
Notes
. – This species was described by
LIOGIER (1973)
based on
two specimens
, one with immature flowers and the second with immature fruits. The calyx has colleters which are alternate with the sepals, a character common in
Pentalinon
Voigt
, as well as anthers with filiform and spiraled apical appendages, which are absent in
Asketanthera
. Foliaceous or subfoliaceous bracts are also found in
Pentalinon luteum
(
MORALES, 2009
)
.
LIOGIER (1973)
mentioned that the type was in NY, but without indicating a specific specimen. Two specimens are deposited at NY and I choose the specimen with flower and fruits as the
lectotype
.