Rubus austro-tibetanus Yü & Lu

Idrees, Muhammad & Zhang, Zhiyong, 2022, Lectotypification of 16 names in Rubus subg. Idaeobatus, 12 names in R. subg. Malachobatus, and 1 name in R. subg. Chamaebatus (Rosaceae), Phytotaxa 559 (1), pp. 13-24 : 14

3. Rubus austro-tibetanus Yü & Lu in Yü et al. (1980: 496)

Lectotype (first step, designated by Yü & Lu in Yü et al. (1980); second step designated here):— CHINA. Xizang: Mêdog Xian, 3250 m, 31 July 1974, Qinghai-Tibet Team (AẠỰ) 74-3776 (barcode PE-00020728!, isotype: PE-00143825!). [Image available at https://www.cvh.ac.cn/spms/detail.php?id=075c7534].

Note:—In the protologue, Yü & Lu in Yü et al. (1980) cited one collection from China: “ Qinghai-Tibet Team 74-3776 ”, in PE as the holotype [first step]. We located two duplicates in the same herbarium (PE barcode 00020728 and 00143825), but the protologue did not indicate which of the two is the holotype. Therefore, they are syntypes and lectotype must be chosen (According to Art. 8.3, & 9.17; Turland et al. 2018). We designate the blooming specimen kept in PE (barcode 00020728) as the lectotype [second step]. The selected sheet is morphological complete with the presence of stem, leaves, flower, and inflorescence that fully correspond with the protologue.