The Unnoticed Type of Gnaphalium viravira

Christian A. Zanotti; Susana E. Freire; Daniel A. Giuliano

doi:10.3417/2022785

Christian A. Zanotti Instituto de Botánica Darwinion
Susana E. Freire Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
Daniel A. Giuliano Universidad Nacional de La Plata

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3417/2022785

Keywords: Argentina, Asteraceae, Chile, epitype, lectotype, Pseudognaphalium

Abstract

The lectotype of Gnaphalium viravira Feuillée ex Molina [≡ Pseudognaphalium viravira (Feuillée ex Molina) Anderb.] is designated here based on the original illustration of the species, which has gone unnoticed for 240 years. In addition, an epitype for this name is proposed.