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types or cotypes. In the case of the Amboina species, of which 

 over 400 are typified wholly by Rumphius's descriptions and 

 figures, no type specimens are extant, so that topotypes in this 

 case will to a large degree take the place of the actual types in 

 interpreting the numerous species based by the early authors 

 wholly on Rumphius. In general, as groups of plants are critic- 

 ally studied, and in "collective species," such as Callicarpa longi- 

 folia Lam., when a specimen is found that originated in the type 

 locality (Malacca in this particular case), and that agrees per- 

 fectly with Lamarck's original description, it is supplied with a 

 topotype label, and all specimens that do not agree with this 

 specimen are then removed from the Callicarpa longifolia cover. 



TOPOTYPE, TYPICAL OF: 



Fig. 3. Label for topotype specimens (originaJ label in green ink). 



It is believed that these special labels could be adopted with 



great profit in all large botanical institutions that are rich in type, 



cotype, and topotype material. As the task of going through any 



large herbarium and properly labelling such material would be a 



very great one, it is not advocated that this be done at one time. 



The special labels might be adopted for current herbarium work, 



and could be added to the specimens representing the species 



already described as various groups are revised or critically 



studied. 



Bureau of Science, 

 Manila, P. I., 

 August, 1916 



