Erechtites valerianifolius DC. 1838
- Dataset
- Typification of Angiospermae described from the Bonin Islands 1: Metachlamydeae
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Asterales
- family
- Asteraceae
- genus
- Erechtites
- species
- Erechtites valerianifolius
discussion
No specimens were cited in the protologue of Senecio boninsimae, but one detailed drawing (plate II) was provided. Kitamura (1934) recorded this name as a synonym for Erechtites valerianifolius DC., citing “ Bonin (S. Nishimura) ”. The specimens collected by S. Nishimura were found at TI, but specimens collected before 1893 have not been found in any herbaria. Because we have not found adequate specimens that could serve as the type of this taxon in any herbaria, “ plate II ” should be regarded as the lectotype (ICBN Art. 9.2.).
distribution
Distribution: a native of troical America, invasive in other tropical regions.
Name
- Synonyms
- Senecio boninsimae Yatabe 1893
- Homonyms
- Erechtites valerianifolius DC. 1838