Garcinia gummi-gutta

R., Arun Prasanth, Wilson, Karun & Sundaresan, Velusamy, 2019, Typification of three names in Garcinia (Clusiaceae), Rheedea 29 (4), pp. 328-330 : 329

Garcinia gummi-gutta (L.) N.Robson. var. papilla (Wight) N.P.Singh in B. D.Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3: 111. 1993. Garcinia papilla Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 3(3): 4. t. 960, 960/2. 1845. Lectotype (designated here): Wight’s Illustration in Icones Plantarum 3: 960/2, 1845, (female); Epitype (designated here): INDIA, Kerala, Cochin, 04.1848, Wight 143 ( K001273085 digital image!) .

Notes: Wight (1845) described and illustrated Garcinia papilla based on his collections from Conoor and Sispara. Singh (1993) reduced it as a variety G. gummi-gutta var. papilla (Wight) N.P.Singh. According to Stafleu and Cowan (1988) major part of Wight’s collection is available in K, E and further materials at A, ADB and B. According to Noltie (2005) no possible type for this name is available in K and E. We searched in K, E, A, ADB, B, L through virtual database and consulted CAL and MH. Maheshwari (1964) in his revisionary work of Indian Guttiferae III, mentioned “Type: Wight Conoor and Sisparah jungles, Nilgiri (K)” and considered the taxon as G. cambogia var. papilla (Wight) T.Anderson. We could trace a specimen at K (K001273085) collected from Cochin, ‘ Wight no. 143, April 1848 ’ and a duplicate specimen at L (L0012214) which is annotated as ‘isotype’. The above-mentioned specimens ‘ Wight 143’ cannot be considered as part of original collection as the date on specimens/sheets depicts that the collection is made after the description of taxon in 1845. Original material of Wight’s collection from Coonoor and Sispara could not be traced, therefore the illustration provided in the protologue as ‘plate no. 960/2 (female)’ is designated here as lectotype. The designated lectotype shows only the characters of female plant, but the precise identity of the male plant is based on stamen characters. The specimen ‘ Wight 143’ at K (K001273085) is designated as epitype, as it has male flowering twig and further it is collected by the author himself.