Psoralea pinnata L., 1753

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part P), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 718-782 : 777

Psoralea pinnata Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 762. 1753.

"Habitat in Aethiopia." RCN: 5549.

Replaced synonym of: Indigofera enneaphylla L. (1771) , nom. illeg.

Lectotype (Stirton in Taxon 41: 568. 1992): Herb. Clifford: 370, Dorycnium 1 (BM-000646705) .

Generitype of Psoralea Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 176. 1929).

Current name: Psoralea pinnata L. ( Fabaceae : Faboideae ).

Note: Psoralea pinnata , with the type designated by Stirton, was proposed as conserved type of the genus by Jarvis (in Taxon 41: 568. 1992). However, the proposal was eventually ruled unnecessary by the General Committee (see Barrie, l.c. 55: 795-796. 2006 for a review of the history of this and related proposals).