Peperomia schiedei C. DC.

Mathieu, Guido & Callmander, Martin W., 2017, Lectotypifications of Peperomia species (Piperaceae) from Veracruz, Mexico, Candollea 72 (2), pp. 333-338 : 337

Peperomia schiedei C. DC. in Candollea 1: 340. 1923.

Lectotypus (designated here): MEXICO. Veracruz: Xalapa, Schiede s.n. [6] ( P mounted to the left side!; isolecto-: MO-2090834 mounted to the left side!, W mounted to the left side!) .

Notes. – Original material has been located at P, MO and W and all show a mix gathering. To the left side is mounted what is considered as the real P. schiedei , described by CANDOLLE (1923: 340) as: “repens aut scandens”. Mounted to the right side is a much more fragmentary specimen with erect habit. It shows a thick stem, leaves with a different shape, different nervation pattern and shorter petioles. The specimen to the left side on Schiede s.n. [6] in P is designated here as the lectotype.

Peperomia subblanda C. DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 320. 1920.

Lectotypus (designated here): MEXICO. San Luis Potosi: Las Canoas, 7.VIII.1891, Pringle 3906 ( G [ G00438810 ]!; isolecto-: BM!, BR [ BR 852965 , BR 822513 ]!, CM [ CM0454 ]!, E [ E00504333 ]!, ENCB!, F [ V0066921 F]!, G [ G00341705 ]!, GH [00222636]!, GOET [ GOET009444 ]!, HBG [ HBG 517755 ] image seen, ISC!, JE [ JE00012644 ]!, K!, KF TA [ KFTA0003150 ] image seen, M!, MEL [ MEL2391347 ] image seen, MEXU!, MO3453877 !, NY [ NY00689013 , NY00689014 ]!, P [ P00463560 , P00438846 ]!, PH [ PH00047135 , PH 00021217 ]!, S-G-7841!, US [ US00900375 , US00900376 ]!, VT [ UVMVT100506 ] image seen, W1892-0009633 !) .

Notes. – Two syntypes were designated in the protologue: Pringle 3906 from Mexico and Bang 1819 [distr. by Britton & Rusby] from Bolivia in B. Both were lost during WWII. No picture is extant in F (see above). Bang 1819 is excluded because it appears to be close to or even identical with the South American P. rotundata Kunth described from Colombia. Pringle 3906 on the other hand represents a different species that appears to be endemic to Mexico. The collection has ample duplicates but only the two in G have been seen by C. de Candolle. The most complete sheet is designated here as the lectotype .

Peperomia tenerrima Schltdl. & Cham. in Linnaea 6: 353. 1831.

Lectotypus (designated here): MEXICO. State Veracruz: “ Cuesta grande de Jalacingo reg. temp.”, XII.1828, Deppe & Schiede s.n. [1107] ( HAL [ HAL0101707 ]!; isolecto-: BM!, L!, LE [ LE00001516 ] image seen, W0024369 !, W0024370 !) .

Notes. – The type collection was not designated in the protologue but its locality was clearly mentioned as “Cuesta grande de Jalacingo reg. temp.”. The publication title is: Plantarum Mexicanarum Schiede et Deppe collectarum ( SCHLECHTEN- DAL & CHAMISSO, 1831) and the protologue is preceded by number 1107. Specimens of Deppe & Schiede “1107” have been located at BM, HAL, LE and W. The HAL specimen bears a collection label in Schiede’s handwriting and an identification annotation “ Peperomia tenerrima n. sp. ” in Chamisso’s handwriting. It is designated here as the lectotype. The specimens in HAL, LE and W ( W0024370 ) bear the number 1107, most probably added after publication of the species. The BM specimen does not show this number but has an identical collecting label as the lectotype. The specimen is mounted together with another Schiede s.n. collection, not considered as original material as it was collected on July 1829. A second specimen at W ( W0024369 ) also shows an identical collecting label as the lectotype. Here an annotation “94 Schiede et Deppe” was added later. A clastotype annotated by Miquel in his herbarium in U (now in L) mentions Schiede as the collector without number .