Articles
Rediscovery of a lost type: solving the mysterious identity of Amorphophallus longispathaceus Engl. & Gehrm. (Araceae)
Rene Alfred Anton Bustamante
Published 2020-11-18
Keywords
- Araceae,
- Amorphophallus,
- typification,
- Luzon,
- Mt. Apo
- nomenclature ...More
How to Cite
Bustamante, R. A. A., Tamayo, M. N., & Hetterscheid, W. (2020). Rediscovery of a lost type: solving the mysterious identity of Amorphophallus longispathaceus Engl. & Gehrm. (Araceae). Webbia, 75(2), 287–292. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-9446
Abstract
The taxonomic identity of the incompletely described Amorphophallus longispathaceus Engl. & Gehrm. has been a mystery for almost 109 years. Types were assumed destroyed during WWII, other than a sterile isotype at K, the recent discovery of a fertile isotype at NY, here designated the lectotype, has enabled the identity of this species to be clarified. Amorphophallus longispathaceus is conspecific with and takes priority over the more recent A. dactylifer Hett.
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