Bruchia ligulata Müll. Hal. in Flora 71: 11. 1888 .

= Bruchia aurea Besch., fide VAN DER WIJK & al. (1959: 242).

Type citation. – “Paraguari, in terra humida camporum incultorum, Junio 1882; Assumtion [sic], Junio 1879, Balansa 3708 et 3658 ”.

Type specimens. – Syntypes: L’Assomption, juin 1879, Balansa 3658 (G [1885], G00046207; Herb. Boiss., G00046210; Herb. DC. [1884], G00046208) . Paraguari, sur la terre humide, dans les champs en friche, 1882, Balansa 3708 (Herb. Barb.-Boiss., G00116002; Herb. DC. [1884], G00128216) .

Type designation. – Type designation not indicated in RUSHING (1986).

Comments. – The collection number 3658 was published under Bruchia aurea Besch. by BESCHERELLE (1885: 17) before being used by Müller to describe B. ligulata .