Pedicularis khasiana (Hook. f.) Pennell (1943: 130)

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21. Pedicularis khasiana (Hook. f.) Pennell (1943: 130) .

≡ Pedicularis gracilis Wall. ex Benth. var. khasiana Hook. f. ( Hooker 1884: 307) .

Protologue citation:—“Khasia Mts., alt. 5–6,000 ft., Griffith, & c”.

Type:— INDIA. Meghalaya: Khasia, Churra (Cherrapunji), 5,000 –6,000 ft., 9 Sept. 1850, Hook. f. & Thomson 2233 (lectotype K000739054!, designated here).

Syntypes:— INDIA. Meghalaya: Khasia, Clullens , 5,000–6,000 ft., Nov. 1850, Hook. f. & Thomson s.n. (K000739055!) ; Meghalaya: Khasia , 5,000–6,000 ft., s.d., Hook. f. & Thomson s.n. (DD!, L2885949!, L2885954!, P04332991!, P04332992!, U1726211!) ; Meghalaya: Khasia, 1844, Griffith & Lemann 231 (K000739053!) .

Notes:— Hooker (1884) described Pedicularis gracilis var. khasiana based on the specimens collected from Khasia, Meghalaya, India by Griffith and others. Pertaining to the type specification given in the protologue, nine specimens belonging to the original material were traced (DD, K000739053, K000739054, K000739055, L2885949, L2885954, P04332991, P04332992 and U1726211). Of these, the better preserved specimen K000739054 from Hooker’s herbarium, is designated here as the lectotype.