Capillipedium pteropechys (Clarke) Stapf (1922

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3. Capillipedium pteropechys (Clarke) Stapf (1922 : sub t. 3085). ( Fig. 3 )

Basionym:— Andropogon pteropechys Clarke (1889: 88) .

Lectotype (designated here):— INDIA. Nagaland: Naga Hills, Kegwima edge, 10 November 1885, C. B. Clarke 61896 C [ K001057406 (digital image!)] . Isolectotype: K001057408 (digital image!).

Distribution:— INDIA: Assam and Nagaland (endemic to the country; Singh et al. 2015).

Notes:—When Clarke (1889) described Andropogon pteropechys , he cited two gatherings [Kohima, alt. 5500 feet (n. 41187); Jakpho, alt. 7500 feet (n. 41896)] as part of the original material consulted. According to Stafleu & Cowan (1976), Clarke’s collections are mainly housed at K and CAL, with duplicates in several herbaria. We found three sheets of specimens collected by Clarke at K [Nagaland, Kegwima Edge, Naga Hills, 10 November 1885, C.B. Clarke 61896C (K001057406!), 61896E (K001057408!); Kegwima, Naga Hills, 26 October 1885, C.B. Clarke 41187A (K001057407!)] which bears all details in Clarke’s own handwriting. Besides, we also found one of Clarke’s collections in W (W19160028300!), annotated only as “ Andropogon pteropechys ” in Clarke’s handwriting, without further details on the label. It is possible that he had used this specimen (W barcode W19160028300) as type when he published his work. The specimen 61896C (K001057406) is designated here as the lectotype because it bears details of date, locality, and number in C.B. Clarke’s own handwriting, an annotation as “sp nova”, and also illustrations of the floral parts made by Clarke that correspond to the original description ( Fig. 3 ).

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FIGURE 3. Lectotype of Andropogon pteropechys C.B. Clarke (barcode K001057406). [© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reproduced with the consent of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]