Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC., Prodr. Myrcia subavenia (O.Berg) N.Silveira

Sobral, M., Souza, M. C., Mazine-Capelo, F. & Lucas, E., 2010, Nomenclatural notes on Brazilian Myrtaceae, Phytotaxa 8, pp. 51-58 : 56

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scientific name	Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC., Prodr. Myrcia subavenia (O.Berg) N.Silveira
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5.15. Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC., Prodr. 3: 244. 1828.

Basionym: Myrtus splendens Sw., Prodr. : 79. 1788 (type: Hispaniola, Swartz s.n., S R-3706).

= Myrcia phaeoclada O.Berg, Fl. Bras. 14(1): 167 (type: " Guyana Anglica ", R. Schomburgk 1030, K, lectotype here designated). Syn. nov.

5.16. Myrcia subavenia (O.Berg) N.Silveira , Roessléria 7: 66. 1985.

Basionym: Aulomyrcia subavenia O.Berg, Fl. Bras. 14(1): 69. 1857 (type: "Ad ripas prope Timbopeva in prov. S. Pauli", Sellow s.n., B, probably destroyed. Lectotype: "Brasilia", Sellow 1041, LE, here designated).

= Aulomyrcia ferruginea O.Berg, Fl. Bras. 14(1): 552. 1859 (type: "Ad ripas rivulorum in montibus Serra da Lapa in provinciae Minarum", Riedel s.n., LE). Myrcia lapensis N. Silveira , Roessléria 7: 67. 1985., not Myrcia ferruginea (Poir.) DC., Prodr. 3: 245. 1828. Syn. nov.

The proposed lectotype for Aulomyrcia subavenia is selected by choosing a specimen labeled in Berg's handwriting; although not cited in the protologue, it quite adequately matches it.

5.16. Myrcia subavenia (O.Berg) N.Silveira , Roessléria 7: 66. 1985.

The proposed lectotype for Aulomyrcia subavenia is selected by choosing a specimen labeled in Berg's handwriting; although not cited in the protologue, it quite adequately matches it.