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3. Juncus leschenaultii J. Gay ex Laharpe 
(Laharpe 1825: 49 [1827: 137]) 
/. pristmtocarpus var. P leschenaultii (Laharpe) Buchenau (Buchenau 1885: 205). 
/• pristmtocarpus [var. p leschenaultii] subvar. a pluritubulosus Buchenau (Buchenau 
1890: 311). 
Type citation: India: 'Recuellie dans les montagnes de Nelly-gerry (presqu'ile 
occidental de Linde) par M. Leschenault ... (V. s. sp. in herb. Mus. Par.).' 
Type: India: les montagnes de Nelly-gerry [Nilgiri Mountains], Leschenault; holo P; iso K. 
?/. indicus var. P nanus D. Don (Don 1840: 323). Type citation: 'P in Emodi montibus ad 
Mussooree, Royle ... (v.s.sp.... in Herb. ... Royle).' Type: Nepal, Royle; holo LIV? (n.v.); 
?iso K. We have not seen the holotype but the probable isotype in K is /. leschenaultii (it 
is labelled as 'NW India, Hb. Royle')- This agrees with Buchenau's opinion (1890: 313; 
1906: 181) that this and J. unibracteatus were examples of 'subvar. pluritubulosus' 
flowering in the first year of growth. On the other hand, the description suggests that 
this is possibly a small example of J. zvallichianus, as implied by Don himself in the 
protologue in likening it to a small example of J. indicus.The holotype needs to be 
examined to solve this. 
?/. unibracteatus Griff. (Griffith 1851a: 232; 1851b: pi. CCLXX fig. 8a-e). Type citation: 
'Mogur, every where about in the sands of the Brahmaputra. March 29th, 1835.' Type: 
India, W. Griffith, 29 Mar 1839; holo K? (n.v.). From the description (especially the 
membranous, hyaline leaf margins), this name may be a synonym of J. leschenaultii, as 
indicated by Buchenau (1906: 181) who placed it as a synonym of J. pristmtocarpus 
subvar. pluritubulosus. However, the illustrations for this species are on a plate (pi. 
CCLXX, fig. 8) that mainly shows floral development in another species, Philydrum 
lanuginosutn. Figure 8 is a cross-section of an ovule, plus two floral diagrams without 
captions: the right-hand diagram is triangular in outline with three stamens, while the 
left-hand diagram has a hexagonal outline and four stamens. The former could refer 
to a Juncus sp. but the other refers to an unknown plant. The type needs to be found 
and checked to be certain of this synonymy. 
/. leschenaultii var. p major Miq. (Miquel 1867a: 164; also issued as Prolusio Florae 
Japonicae: 328 (1867b)). Type citation: 'Legerunt Siebold et Buerger; similia e Khasia habeo.' 
We have not seen either of the Japanese specimens collected by Siebold and Burger or 
the Indian specimen (collector unknown) cited by Miquel. However, J.F. Veldkamp has 
seen the Siebold collection and regards it as satisfactory as a lectotype, which he 
designates here. 
Lectotype (here designated by J.F. Veldkamp): Von Siebold s.n.; L sheet 904.144-388. 
Note by Veldkamp: 'This collection was seen by Buchenau on 9 Sep 1883, but the name 
was not cited, although he did give a reference to Miquel's paper (Buchenau 1890:310). 
This name automatically created the autonym 'var. leschenaultii', which when the two 
are regarded as synonymous has priority, hence J. pristmtocarpus var. leschenaultii may 
be correct.' 
/. leschenaultii var. radicans Franch. & Sav. (Franchet and Savatier 1879: 533). Type 
citation: 'in uliginosis, circa Yokoska'. Type: Japan: circaYokoska, Savatier 1356; ?holo P. 
The Savatier sheet in P is annotated as ‘Juncus leschenaultii varietas' (?by Savatier or 
Franchet) and is a slightly proliferous plant of J. leschenaultii. It has been annotated in 
1994 by Miyamoto as possibly the type of the varietal name. There are two other sheets 
of Savatier 1356 in P but neither is annotated in the same way, nor is the sheet in K. 
