Anthemis hydruntina Groves (1885: 533)

Wagensommer, Robert P. & Galasso, Gabriele, 2016, Lectotypification of four E. Groves’ names in the genera Anthemis, Centaurea (Asteraceae) and Statice (Plumbaginaceae) and considerations on the correct identity of Enrico (born Henry) Groves, Phytotaxa 258 (2), pp. 185-189 : 186-187

Anthemis hydruntina Groves (1885: 533)

≡ Anthemis hydruntina Groves (1887: 157) isonym Type (lectotype, designated here):— ITALY. In collibus prope lacum Alimini. Hydrunto, May 1883, H. Groves s.n. (FI barcode FI007349!,

right-hand specimen, available at http://parlatore.msn.unifi.it/types/search.php; isolectotypes FI barcodes FI007230 ! and FI007350 !,

BM barcode BM001025839 [digital image!], K barcode K000901765 [digital image!]).

Further original material traced: — ITALY. Collines près des lacs des Alimini, Otrante, Italie Meridionale, May 1882, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI001790 !, MPU barcode MPU021565 [digital image!]) ; ITALY. Frassaniti , nella vicinanza del Lago dell’Alimini e della Massaria Paglierone, Otranto, May 1883, Profeta s.n. ( FI!) ; ITALY. Massaria di Facà , strada che conduce agli Alimini, Otranto, May 1883, Profeta s.n. ( FI!) ; ITALY. Low hills round the Alimini lakes. Otranto, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM001025837 [digital image!]) ; ITALY. In collibus prope Hydruntum (Alimini), Japygia, July 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM001025838 [digital image!]) .

Notes:— Groves (1885) cited no specimen in the protologue. We found original material in BM, FI, K and MPU. All the plants borne on the sheets show features matching the diagnosis and corresponding to the current concept of the taxon (see e.g., Fernandes 1976, Pignatti 1982). Among these, we choose the most well-developed and well-preserved individual as lectotype.

Centaurea deusta Tenore (1812 : LI) var. nobilis Groves (1885: 535)

≡ Centaurea deusta Ten. var. nobilis Groves (1887: 162) isonym

≡ Centaurea nobilis (E.Groves) Brullo (1988: 32)

Type (lectotype, designated here):— ITALY. Ad rupes maritimas (Montagna d’Oro) prope Hydruntum, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI007229 !, specimen on the upper of the two together pinned sheets, available at http://parlatore.msn.unifi.it/types/search. php; isolectotypes FI barcode FI007348 !, BM barcode BM001043293 [digital image!]) .

Further original material traced:— ITALY. Ad rupes prope Hydruntum (Montagna d’Oro), May 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI007228 !) ; ITALY. Rocks of the Montagna d’Oro near Otranto, June 1884, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM001043294 [digital image!]) .

Notes:— Groves (1885) cited no specimen in the protologue. We found original material in BM and in FI. All the plants borne on the sheets show features matching the diagnosis and corresponding to the current concept of the taxon. Among these, we choose the most well-developed and well-preserved individual as lectotype.

Centaurea deusta Tenore (1812 : LI) var. tenacissima Groves [1885: 534 (–535)]

≡ Centaurea deusta Ten. var. tenacissima Groves (1887: 162) isonym

≡ Centaurea tenacissima (E.Groves) Brullo (1988: 32)

Type (lectotype, designated here):— ITALY. In fissuris rupium prope Callipolem, Japygia, August 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI 007227!, available at http://parlatore.msn.unifi.it/types/search.php).

Further original material traced: — ITALY. Between rock slabs near Gallipoli, S. Italy, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM001043291 [digital image!]) ; ITALY. Gallipoli. Grows amongst rocks, and is an extremely wiry plant, difficult to eradicate, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM001043292 [digital image!]) ; ITALY. Ad rupes maritimas prope Gallipoli, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcodes FI007225 ! and FI007226 !) .

Notes:— Groves (1885) cited no specimen in the protologue. We found original material in BM and in FI. All the plants borne on the sheets show features matching the diagnosis and corresponding to the current concept of the taxon. Among these, we choose the most well-developed and well-preserved individual as lectotype.

Statice cancellata Bernh. ex Bertoloni (1839: 525) var. japygica Groves [1887: 184 (–185, pl. 5)] ≡ Limonium japygicum (E.Groves) Pignatti (1971: 364) comb. inval. ≡ Limonium japygicum (E.Groves) Pignatti ex Pignatti et al. (2014: 81) Type (lectotype, designated here):— ITALY. In fissuris rupium Insulae S. Andrea prope Callipolem, Japygia, June 1881, H. Groaes

[Groves] s.n. ( FI barcode FI007353 !, lower-left specimen, available at http://parlatore.msn.unifi.it/types/search.php; isolectotype FI barcode FI007352 !) .

Further original material traced:— ITALY. Ad rupes maritimas Insulae S. Andrea prope Gallipoli, May 1881, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI007356 !) ; ITALY. St. Andrea a Gallipoli, 6 June 1882, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI002217 !) ; ITALY. Parmi les rochers de l’ecueil St. André près Gallipoli, Italie Meridionale, June 1882, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI002218 !) ; ITALY. Ad rupes insulae St. Andrea prope Callipolem, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( BM barcode BM000752190 [digital image!]) ; ITALY. Isola S. Andrea presso Gallipoli, June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcodes FI007354 ! and FI007355 !) ; ITALY. Scoglie dell’Isola S. Andrea presso Gallipoli ( forma robustior ), June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI002219 !) ; ITALY. Scoglie dell’Isola di S. Andrea presso Gallipoli (quest’isola in tempo burrascoso è quasi coperta dal mare), June 1883, H. Groves s.n. ( FI barcode FI002220 !) .

Notes:— Groves (1887) cited no specimen in the protologue. The original material that we found consists of the specimens in BM and in FI, and of the illustration published along with the protologue ( Groves 1887: pl. 5) (see the recent proposal to amend the code made by Clementi & Peruzzi 2015). From among the original elements, all showing features matching the diagnosis and corresponding to the current concept of the taxon (see e.g., Pignatti 1972, 1982), we prefer to designate a herbarium specimen as lectotype, since it is a better choice than illustration owing to its ability in providing useful additional characters that cannot be matched by images ( Jarvis 2007). Among the specimens, we choose the most well-developed and well-preserved individual as lectotype.