Calopogon tuberosa (L.) Britton

Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part L), Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London: Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, pp. 610-650 : 633

Limodorum tuberosum Linnaeus , Species Plantarum 2: 950. 1753.

"Habitat in America septentrionali." RCN: 6869.

Lectotype (Mackenzie in Rhodora 27: 194. 1925): Clayton 76 (BM-000051136).

Generitype of Limodorum Linnaeus , nom. rej.

Current name: Calopogon tuberosa (L.) Britton & al. ( Orchidaceae ).

Note: Limodorum Linnaeus , nom. rej. against Limodorum Boehm. Calopogon R. Br. is a conserved name.

Fernald (in Rhodora 23: 132. 1921) stated that this "rests chiefly upon and draws its specific name directly from … Martyn t. 50". However, we believe that this is insufficiently precise to be accepted as a valid typification (which is fortunate as the illustration is of Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.). Luer ( Native Orch. Florida: 58. 1972) and Boivin (in Phytologia 42: 397. 1979) follow Mackenzie.