Stenostelma capense Schlechter (1894b: 6)

Bester, Stoffel P. & Nicholas, Ashley, 2018, New combinations in Stenostelma (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) and two novel species from South Africa, Phytotaxa 361 (1), pp. 41-55 : 42-43

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.361.1.3
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13704438
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scientific name	Stenostelma capense Schlechter (1894b: 6)
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Stenostelma capense Schlechter (1894b: 6) View in CoL .

Schizoglossum capense (Schltr.) Huber (1961: 35) View in CoL .

Type: — SOUTH AFRICA, Northern Cape Province, near Kimberley , alt. 1300 m, December 1892, H.G. Flanagan 1693 (lectotype PRE! [ PRE0345553 About PRE -0], here designated; isolectotypes BOL [BOL137919] scan!, GRA [ GRA0002410 -0] scan!, K! [K000234348]) .

Schizoglossum aciculare N.E. Brown (1902: 363) View in CoL , syn. nov.

Type: — BOTSWANA, Ngamiland, near Kgwebe, December 1896, E.J. Lugard 82 (holotype K! [K000234349]).

In the original description of Stenostelma capense Schlechter (1894b) cited only the collection of Flanagan 1693. From the four duplicates seen the PRE specimen was selected as lectotype as it is the best quality material with numerous inflorescences and the habit typical of the species. The K material is only a branch taken from this specimen as indicated on the note in Brown’s hand on the K specimen. The GRA and BOL specimens are much smaller though also good material.

The type of Schizoglossum aciculare was indicated as Lugard 82 by Brown (1902). The only duplicate of Lugard 82 found is at K, it is indicated as “ Type ” and therefore must be regarded as the holotype.