Rhaphiolepis indica var. indica

Liu, Bin-Bin, Wang, Yu-Bing, Hong, De-Yuan & Wen, Jun, 2020, A synopsis of the expanded Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae), PhytoKeys 154, pp. 19-55 : 19

17a. Rhaphiolepis indica var. indica

= Crataegus rubra Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 320. 1790. Type: China. Guangdong: "Habitat agrestis prope Cantone Sinarum", J. Loureiro 320-3 (holotype: P [barcode P00150873]!).

≡ Mespilus rubra (Lour.) Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. iii. 110. 1812. Type: Based on Crataegus rubra .

≡ Rhaphiolepis rubra (Lour.) Lindl., Coll. Bot. (Lindley) t. 3. 1821. Type: Based on Crataegus rubra .

= Mespilus sinensis Poir., Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 70. 1816. Type: not designated.

≡ Crataegus sinensis (Poir.) Loisel., Herb. Amat. iv. t. 247. 1820. Type: Based on Mespilus sinensis .

≡ Rhaphiolepis sinensis (Poir.) M.Roem., Syn. Rosifl. 3: 114. 1847. Based on Mespilus sinensis .

= Opa metrosideros Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 309. 1790. Type: “Cochinchina”, J. Loureiro s.n. (holotype: BM [barcode BM000906022]!).

≡ Syzygium metrosideros (Lour.) DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 3: 261. 1828. Type: Based on Opa metrosideros .

≡ Eriobotrya metrosideros (Lour.) A.Chev., Cat. Pl. Jard. Bot. Saigon 64. 1919. Type: Based on Opa metrosideros .

= Rhaphiolepis crataegoides M.Roem., Syn. Rosifl. 113. 1847. Type: not designated.

≡ Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. var. crataegoides (M.Roem.) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66. 1924. syn. nov. Type: Based on Rhaphiolepis crataegoides .

= Rhaphiolepis fragrans E.T.Geddes, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929(4): 108. 1929, " Raphiolepis ". Type: Thailand. Kemarat, Ubon, Kan Kak, 100 m, 30 January 1924, A.F.G. Kerr 8257A (lectotype, designated here: K [barcode K000758246]!; isolectotypes: BM [barcode BM000602125]!, C [barcode C10017919]!, E [barcode E00011337]!). Siam: 100 m, January 1924, A.F.G. Kerr 8257 (paratype: TCD [barcode TCD0016617]!) [Note H]

= Rhaphiolepis gracilis Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 64. 1924. Type: China. Zhejiang: S. Yentang, 600 ft (ca. 183 m), August 26, 1920, H.H. Hu 228 (lectotype, designated here: A [barcode 00032521]!). ibidem, 10 ft, August 24, 1920, H.H. Hu 220 (syntype: A [barcode 00032520]!). [Note I]

= Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. var. latifolia Cardot, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380. 1918. Type: not designated.

= Rhaphiolepis indica (L.) Lindl. var. mekongensis Cardot, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 3: 380. 1918. Type: Laos. "Bassin du Mékong: rivière Selamphao", 1876, Harmand 202 (holotype: A [barcode 00032551]!).

≡ Rhaphiolepis mekongensis (Cardot) Tagane & H.Toyama, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 66(2): 127. 2015. Type: Based on Rhaphiolepis indica var. mekongensis .

≡ Pyrus mekongensis (Cardot) M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 112. 2018. Type: Based on Rhaphiolepis indica var. mekongensis .

= Rhaphiolepis kerrii E.T.Geddes, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 4: 109. 1929, " Raphiolepis ". Type: Thailand. Siam: "Kao Krading, 1200 m", 12 March 1924, A.F.G. Kerr 8689 (lectotype, designated here: K [barcode K000758247]!; isolectotypes: BK (barcode BK257293)!, BM (barcode BM000602126)!). [Note J]

= Rhaphiolepis loureiroi Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 508. 1825. Type: not designated.

= Rhaphiolepis parvibracteolata Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 21: 344. 1922. Type: China. Hainan: Nodoa, roadside in wilderness, 250 m, 2 January 1922, F.A. McClure 8015 (lectotype, designated here: US [barcode 00097487]!; isolectotypes: A [barcode 00032548, 00032549]!, NY [barcode 00415903]!). [Note K]

= Rhaphiolepis rubra (Lour.) Lindl. var. foliosa Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 66. 1924. syn. nov. Type: not designated.

= Rhaphiolepis rubra (Lour.) Lindl. var. lanceolata Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 67. 1924. syn. nov. Type: not designated.

= Rhaphiolepis rugosa Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 62. 1924. Type: China. Jiangxi: Anfu County, Woo Kung Shan, 3500 ft, 20 April 1921, H.H. Hu 711 (holotype: A [barcode 00032550]!).

Distribution.

Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Note H.

Geddes (1929) described Rhaphiolepis fragrans and designated " Kerr 8257A " as the type. However, we located four sheets in four different herbaria (BM, C, E, K), all of which represent duplicates from a homogeneous collection. A lectotype is needed to be chosen from these four duplicates ( Turland et al. 2018: Art. 9.15). We designated the duplicate in K (K000758246) in a better condition as the lectotype herein. It should be noted that Geddes (1930) described another name, Pyrus fragrans E.T.Geddes (in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 4: 161. 1930) with the same epithet.

Note I.

Nakai (1924) described Rhaphiolepis gracilis and designated two collections as type, therefore, they are syntypes and a lectotype is necessary to be chosen from them (Art. 9.12: Turland et al. 2018). We designated the collection, H.H. Hu 228 (A00032521) as the lectotype, as it is deposited in a better condition.

Note J.

Geddes (1929) designated " Kerr 8689 " as the type in his work "Contributions to the flora of Siam. Additamentum XXVI". We found three sheets of this collection in herbaria BK, BM, and K. According to Art. 9.15 ( Turland et al. 2018), it is necessary for us to choose one of these three specimens as lectotype. We lectotypified the duplicate in K (K000758247) for Rhaphiolepis kerrii , as it was preserved in a better condition.

Note K.

Merrill (1922) described Rhaphiolepis parvibracteolata and designated the collection, F.A. McClure 8015, as the type. However, we located four sheets in herbaria A, NY, and US, from which the lectotype could be chosen. As the duplicate deposited in the herbarium US (00097487) has the identification tag of "...... Rhaphiolepis parvibracteolata Merr. n. sp. ...... IDENTIFIED BY E. D. MERRILL ......", we herein designated this sheet as the lectotype.