Triplaris pavonii Meisn. (1856: 172–173)

Koenemann, Daniel Mark & Burke, Janelle M., 2025, A nomenclatural synopsis of the genus Triplaris (Polygonaceae), Phytotaxa 700 (2), pp. 115-146 : 131-132

Triplaris pavonii Meisn. (1856: 172–173)

Type (designated here):— PERU. Andes (fr) Ruíz and Pavón s.n. (lectotype: NY [ NY 324204 , digital image!]; isolectotypes: BM [ BM 838880 , BM 838881 , BM 838882 , BM 838883 , BM 838884 , BM 838887 , digital image!], F [ F V0042728 F, F V0042729 F, F V0042730 F, F V0042731 F, F V0042732 F, digital image!], MA [ MA 811367 , MA 811368 , MA 811369 , digital image!]) .

Notes:— The protologue reports “Pavon! Shuttlew.” and “v. s. in h. Shuttleworth”. Shuttleworth's herbarium was purchased and transferred to BM in 1877 ( HUH-IB, 2022). Brandbyge (1986) did not designate a type specimen but pointed out that Ruíz and Pavón’s specimens occur at BM, F, and MA. We traced six sheets at BM bearing plants collected by Ruíz and Pavón. These sheets have been annotated by Brandbyge as “probably type material of T. pavonii ”. However, only two out of these six sheets have original labels indicating Peru as locality of collection ( BM 838882 and BM 838884).

Further three useful specimens occur at MA ( MA 811367, MA 811368, and MA 811369) and they have also been annotated by Brandbyge as “probably type material of T. pavonii ”.

At F there are five specimens ( FV 0042728 F, FV 0042729 F, FV 0042730 F, FV 0042731 F, and FV 0042732 F) which are duplicates or surplus materials distributed from MA (Brandbyge has again annotated all of these specimens with "probable type material" or some other equivalent phrase).

Finally, we found a specimen at NY ( NY 324204) which bears only fruits and a label that matches the information given in the protologue (“ Triplaris pavonii nob., ' Triplaris flos masculus Nº6.' Pavon! in hb. Shuttl.”). This led us to propose this specimen as the one best fitting the protologue and designate it as the lectotype of Triplaris pavonii . The other abovementioned specimens are isolectotypes.