Synopsis and lectotypification of Solanum (Solanaceae) species endemic in the West Indies
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Madrid, Anales del Jardín Botánico de
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2009
Author
Knapp, Sandra
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Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
2009
2009-07-07
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10.3989/ajbm.2209
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Solanum selleanum
Urb. & Ekman, Ark. Bot. 21(5): 60. 1927
Type:
Haiti
.
Massif de la Selle
,
Morne de la Selle
,
Croix des Bouquets
,
above Badeau
,
1600 m
,
28 Jan 1925
,
E.L. Ekman
H.3127
(
lectotype
,
S
[
S04-2981
]
, designated here; isolectotypes, S [S-04-2982], US [US-1304052, barcode US00027793]).
Distribution.
Only known from the island of Hispaniola, in valleys (Morne de la Selle, Haiti) at ca. 1600 m. The type and one other sheet from the Dominican Republic (
Zanoni & al. 33773
, not seen) are the only specimens of this species.
Representative specimen.
Haiti,
Ekman H.3127
(S). Two sheets of
Ekman H.1327
are in S, both annotated by Ekman. Of these, S04-2981 (
Fig. 5b
) is more complete, with both flowers and fruit, and is here selected as the lectotype.