Thuranthos, Wright, 1916

Martínez-Azorín, Mario, Crespo, Manuel B., Alonso-Vargas, María Á., Dold, Anthony P., Crouch, Neil R., Pfosser, Martin, Mucina, Ladislav, Pinter, Michael & Wetschnig, Wolfgang, 2019, New combinations in the tribe Urgineeae (Asparagaceae subfam. Scilloideae) with comments on contrasting taxonomic treatments, Phytotaxa 397 (4), pp. 291-299 : 295

Combination in Thuranthos

Manning & Goldblatt (2018) included Drimia pauciflora Baker (1892: 6) as an uncertain species, because they were not able to find a type specimen for this taxon, but commented that the description suggests its inclusion in Thuranthos , and that in the case that D. pauciflora is a synonym of Thuranthos basuticum , the former would be the priority name. The type collection of D. pauciflora (Ecklon & Zeyher Asphod. 102) is kept at B (B100167472!) and available online at http://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/B100167472. We confirm that Drimia pauciflora represents the same species currently known as Thuranthos basuticum and therefore we propose a new combination in Thuranthos .

Thuranthos pauciflorum (Baker) Mart. -Azorín, M.B.Crespo, M.Pinter & Wetschnig comb. nov. ≡ Drimia pauciflora Baker (1892: 6) , basionym. (non Urginea pauciflora Baker (1898: 539) ; non Urginea pauciflora Baker (1901: 786 , nom. illeg.). Lectotype (perhaps holotype) designated here: ― SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Pr. b. sp.’, Ecklon & Zeyher Asphod. 102 (B 10 0167472!). = Urginea basutica Phillips (1917: 306) syn. nov. = Thuranthos basuticum (Phillips) Obermeyer (1980c: 139) .