Erythrina L. (Phaseoleae, Papilionoideae, Leguminosae) of Brazil: an updated nomenclatural treatment with notes on etymology and vernacular names Author Guedes-Oliveira, Ramon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8122-0782 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Botanica, Escola Nacional de Botanica Tropical (ENBT), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), 22460 - 036, Horto, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil guedesoliveira.ramon@gmail.com Author Fortuna-Perez, Ana Paula https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4977-4341 Departamento de Biodiversidade e Bioestatistica, Instituto de Biociencias de Botucatu, (IBB), Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 18618 - 970, Botucatu, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil Author Pederneiras, Leandro Cardoso https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-227X Diretoria de Pesquisas (Dipeq), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), 22460 - 030, Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Author Mansano, Vidal de Freitas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7204-0744 Diretoria de Pesquisas (Dipeq), Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), 22460 - 030, Jardim Botanico, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil text PhytoKeys 2023 2023-09-04 232 1 43 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.232.101105 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.232.101105 1314-2003-232-1 0697532AFBEF501390E1C54FC5534BAF 11. Erythrina verna Vell., Fl. Flumin.: 304. 1829; Fl. Flumin. Icon. 7: tab. 102. 1831. Fig. 11 = Erythrina flammea Herzog, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 7: 57. 1909. Type: Bolivia. Santa Cruz: "Haeufiger Baum in den Savannenwaeldchen der Huegel von Buenavista", ca. 400 m, October 1907, Herzog 72 (holotype: Z [Z-000022779]). (1) Type material. Brazil. Rio de Janeiro : "Maritimis habitat", s.d., s.leg., s.n. (lectotype, designated by Martins and Tozzi 2018 , pg. 401: illustration in Biblioteca Nacional Digital Brasil [mss1198656_106]; also in Vellozo 1831 , tab. 102); Brazil. Rio de Janeiro: Sta. Maria Magdalena, September 1913, Constantino s.n. (epitype, designated by Martins and Tozzi 2018 , pg. 401: RB [RB00176986!]; isoepitypes: K [K000931001], NY [NY00600987], U [U.1243354, U.1243356], US [US02339391]). Notes. Vellozo (1829) published E. verna with a complete description, but without mentioning any type specimen. His illustration was published in Vellozo (1831) , and Martins and Tozzi (2018) correctly designated it as the lectotype. However, as Vellozo's illustration was an incomplete drawing of some inflorescences and dissected flowers that could be easily mistaken for some other Erythrina species, Martins and Tozzi (2018) also correctly designated an epitype to represent the species better (Fig. 11 ). Figure 11. Left : Lectotype of Erythrina verna Vell. (1829: 304; 1831: tab. 102), designated by Martins and Tozzi (2018 : 401). Source: Biblioteca Nacional Digital Brasil - Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional, available at http://objdigital.bn.br/acervo_digital/div_manuscritos/mss1198656/mss1198656_106.html; Right : Epitype of E. verna Vell., designated by Martins and Tozzi (2018: 401). Source: Dimitri Sucre Herbarium (RB) - Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro via Reflora Virtual Herbarium, RB00176986. (1) Herzog (1909) validly published E. flammea from Bolivia with a complete description and mentioning the type specimen. The name was already synonymized under E. verna by Krukoff and Barneby (1974) . Etymology. The specific epithet " Erythrina verna " is derived from Latin, meaning " related to spring ", and it was presumably chosen due to the association of the flowering period of the species to the beginning of the spring season in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September). Vernacular names. According to Carvalho (2014) and herbarium records, E. verna is generally known as "mulungu" in Brazil, and also as "corticeira" in the state of Bahia ; "bico-de-papagaio" , "corticeira-ceboleiro" , "mulungu-de-flor-branca" or "suina" (and spelling variations) in Minas Gerais ; and "mulungu-de-varzea" , "suina" or "suina-da-Argentina" in Sao Paulo .