Revised typification of Campanula sibirica (Campanulaceae). Issue 1 (6th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sennikov, Alexander N.; Tikhomirov, Valery N.
• Is Part Of: Taxon. Volume 68:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 152
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2019-03-06
• Subjects: Gmelin -- Italy -- Linnaeus -- lectotypification -- nomenclature -- original material -- Siberia; Plants -- Classification -- Periodicals; 580.12
• DOI: 10.1002/tax.12016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0040-0262

Abstract

Abstract: The protologue of Campanula sibirica included two taxonomically discordant elements. The first element (two illustrations, depicting a plant from Italy) is identifiable as C. dichotoma, and the second element (one specimen from Siberia at LINN, collected by J.G. Gmelin) belongs to C. sibirica subsp. sibirica . Although the specimen was left unannotated by Linnaeus, it is part of the original material because of its morphological characters and provenance; this is confirmed from the correspondence between Linnaeus and Gmelin. This specimen is designated as the lectotype, and this choice supersedes the earlier "lectotypification" (correctable to neotypification) with a specimen at LINN that was sent to Linnaeus by G.A. Scopoli in 1762.