Revisiting the lectotype of Rhamnus micranthus (Rhamnaceae)

NANCY C. GARWOOD

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.284.4.6

Issue: Vol. 284 No. 4: 18 November 2016

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2016-11-18

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.284.4.6

Page range: 293–295

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**Revisiting the lectotype of Rhamnus micranthus (Rhamnaceae)**

NANCY C. GARWOOD⁺⁻

Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 62901

botanical history Cannabaceae Linnaeus Neotropics Eudicots

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Abstract

The lectotypes of Rhamnus micranthus, the basionym of Trema micrantha, proposed by Wijnands (1983), Howard (1988) and Jarvis (2007) are incomplete or incorrect. The source of the problem is discussed and a new lectotype is here designated.