Justicia barapaniensis P. Soumya & Sunojk., 2017

Soumya, Puliyakode & Sunojkumar, Purayidathkandy, 2017, Justicia barapaniensis, a new name for Justicia salicifolia T. Anderson (Acanthaceae), Phytotaxa 332 (1), pp. 98-100 : 98

Justicia barapaniensis P. Soumya & Sunojk. , nom. nov.

Replaced name:— Justicia salicifolia Anderson (1867: 514) , not J. salicifolia Blume (1826: 787) .

Lectotype (designated here):— INDIA. Assam: Khasia , July 1850, Hooker & Thomson s.n. annotated with “ Adhatoda , n. 20, Herb. Ind. Or. Hf. & T.” ( K000884122 !; isolectotypes: K000884123 !, CAL0000020230 !, C10004991 !, E00273547 !, L2832675 !). Fig. 1 .

Etymology:— The specific epithet is derived from the name of the river Barapani in Meghalaya (Borpanee as mentioned by Anderson in the Protologue). The type specimen was collected from Khasia hills, near to this river.

Notes:— Justicia salicifolia T. Anderson was described based on specimens collected from Khasia hills near Barapani river in India. Two collections, Hooker & Thomson (Adhatoda, n. 20, Herb. Ind. of Hf. & T.) and Griffith (1278), were mentioned in the protologue. They are syntypes according to Art. 9.5 of the ICN ( McNeill et al., 2012). It is clear from the protologue that the specimens consulted by Anderson were deposited either in CAL or in K. After an exhaustive search, two sheets collected by Hooker & Thomson bearing the annotation “Adhatoda , n. 20, Herb. Ind. Or. Hf. & T. ” were found at K (K000884123!, K000884122!) and one at CAL (CAL0000020230!). Duplicates of this collection having the same annotations were found in herbaria C (C10004991!), E (E00273547!), and L (L2832675!). Griffith’s specimen was also available at CAL (CAL0000020185!) but without any annotation. Among the sheets available at CAL and K, one of them at K (K000884122!) bears an additional label representing the collection locality and month in Hooker’s own handwriting. This sheet matches very well with the description provided in the protologue. This being a specimen definitely consulted by the author while describing the species, is designated here as lectotype according to Art. 9.2, 9.11 & 9.12 of the ICN ( McNeill et al., 2012).

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FIGURE 1. Lectotype of Justicia barapaniensis (K000884122!).© The Board of Trustees for the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew.Reproduced with permission.