Notes relating to William Roxburgh's study of the flora of St Helena. Issue 3 (September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Turner, I.
• Is Part Of: Kew bulletin. Volume 71:Issue 3(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 5
• Publication Date: 2016-09
• Subjects: lectotype -- neotype -- William Roxburgh -- St Helena -- typification; Botany -- Periodicals; 580
• DOI: 10.1007/s12225-016-9643-8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0075-5974

Abstract

Summary Shortly after his death in 1815, a report written by William Roxburgh on the flora of the Atlantic island of St Helena was published by Alexander Beatson. Roxburgh spent 10 months on the island in 1813 – 1814 in an attempt to recover his health. Some of Roxburgh's names for the indigenous plants have still not been typified. Eleven native taxa are dealt with here with three new lectotypes and seven new neotypes. The relevance of the St Helena publication for the nomenclature of exotic species seems not to have been appreciated. Roxburgh published a new combination for an orchid species, the nameRosa triphylla for the Cherokee rose and names in the genusScytalia for the Asian fruit trees: lychee, longan and rambutan. A neotype is selected forRosa triphylla and lectotypes forRosa anemoniflora Fortune ex Lindl. andScytalia litchi .