A new lectotype for Passiflora laurifolia L.

By

Rome, Maxime
Coppens D'eeckenbrugge, Geo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

95

Pages

107-120

Subjects

Passifloraceae , series Laurifoliae , subgenus Passiflora

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.95.22324

 

Abstract

From the 'Description des plantes d'Amérique' by Plumier, in 1693, to the 'Species Plantarum' by Linnaeus in 1753, several dubious synonymies of Passiflora laurifolia L. were proposed, generating a persisting confusion. A revision of the process, which led to the Linnaean description of this species, shows that the type finally chosen by Cusset does not match the original description. A new lectotype for the species and a more complete description are proposed from field observations, herbarium and bibliographic data.