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Lauraceae taxonomy
Note on Classification
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Laurus nitida Ruiz & Pav.
Nomenclature
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Genus: OcoteaSpecies: Ocotea cernua
Species:
Laurus nitida Ruiz & Pav.
Usage:
not accepted
Unacceptability Reason:
heterotypic (taxonomic) synonym
Reference:
Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis IV (Laurographia) plate CCCLIII
Reference for current status:
Rohwer 1986, Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 20
unprocessed publication data:
Fl. Peruv. 4(2): t. 353. 1804[–1830] (Ruiz and Pavón, 1956: 77, t. 353)
Original type data:
Habitat in Peruviae Andium nemoribus ad Chacahuasi prope Pillao vicum
Additional type data:
Lectotype (designated by Moraes, 2012, Harvard Pap. Bot. 17: 247): PERU. “in Chacahuassi,” 1787, H. Ruíz L. & J. A. Pavón s.n. (503 in G-Del) (MA 811788; Isolectotypes, B 10 0247502 [B neg. 5266B], BM 000947285, F [0061414F; fragment], F [0061419F; fragment], G [2 sheets], G [ex Herb. Moricand, F neg. 27619], HAL 0103800, MA 811787, NY 00355164 [ex G ex Herb. Moricand], P 00756828 [Pavón 36]). Syntype: PERU. “Cuchero,” J. Dombey s.n. (P 00756826, P 00756827). Icon: Laurographia t. 13 (G [F neg. 34260]).
Miscellaneous information:
Rohwer (1986) considered this name invalid, because the text of the Flora Peruviana et Chilensis 4 remained unpublished until 1955. However, the plates have been distributed at some time between 1804 and 1830, and the plate of this species shows floral details. According to Art. 42.3 / 42.4 this is sufficient for valid publication, although the precise date cannot be ascertained. Still this would be (together with "leptobotra" from the same work) be the oldest epithet in this group. However, the combination "Ocotea nitida" is no longer available due to Ocotea nitida (Meisn.) Rohwer. Therefore, the correct name would be Ocotea leptobotra (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez, if (1) all the names placed here by Rohwer (1986) are really synonymous, and (2) these species stay in Ocotea after a revision.
URL of protologue:
http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=5798