Azorella madreporica Clos (1847

Fernández, Martina, Martínez, Susana Graciela & Calviño, Carolina Isabel, 2020, Typifications of 31 names in Azorella (Azorelloideae, Apiaceae) from South America, Phytotaxa 433 (2), pp. 135-144 : 139

15. Azorella madreporica Clos (1847 [1848]: 79).

Lectotype (designated here):— CHILE. Coquimbo, Gay 513 (P00115308!).

Protologue:—“Esta planta se halla en las cordilleras de las provincias de Coquimbo ”.

Notes:—Clos, in the protologue of Azorella madreporica cites a collection from Coquimbo by Gay. We have found the following specimens that perfectly agree with the protologue and may correspond to original material (Gay s.n. G00359828, GH00075418, K000529591, K000529592; Gay 513 P00115308; Gay 1493 SGO000003657). Clos worked at P, but the specimens held in G, GH and K were donated by P no earlier than 1864 based on indications on the labels. Therefore, none can unambiguously be assigned as the holotype because all except the one housed at SGO, were available to Clos by the time he described the new species. We designate P00115308 as the lectotype of Azorella madreporica because it is the best preserved and with most abundant material. This specimen has a collection number (Gay 513) and the label indicates that it belongs to the third voyage of Gay (3 me. envoi.) to Chile, while the one at SGO has a different collection number (Gay 1493), and the ones at G, GH, and K do not have a collection number and the labels indicate that they belong to the first voyage of Gay (1 r. envoi ) to Chile. Therefore, we do not consider these specimens duplicates of the lectotype selected.