Table Of ContentNAME
THE PENTANDRA
OF SYMPLOCOS (SYMPLOCACEAE)
VALIDATION
Almeda
Joao M. Aranha W. and Frank
Peter
Luiz Filho Fritsch
Angela
Martins
B.
Department
of Plant Biology
CEP
CP.6109, 13083-970, Campinas,
SP,
I
ABSTRACT
DC. 2008) comprises 25
Symplocos section Barberina A. (sensu Fritsch species distributed
(Veil.) et ca.
al.
in eastern Asia and the Americas. Species within this section are recognized by their hermaphroditic or
dioecious breeding system, basally connate corolla, stamens that are adnate to the corolla only at the base,
terete filaments that are either distinct or united only at the base, 3-carpellate ovary, l-(2-3) locular fruit
with 1(2-3) seeds, and an embryo with the radicle usually longer than the cotyledons (rarely shorter; Brand
One
endemic
1901; Fritsch 2008). of the species within this section the Brazilian Symplocos pentandra
et al. is
Wawra
(Mattos) Occhioni. This species was originally described as a variety of by Mattos (1971)
itatiaiae
S.
many
and subsequently raised to species rank by Occhioni (1974). Specimens of this species are housed in
name commonly
and used on
herbaria the pentandra in publications the of Brazil Sobral
flora et
S. is (e.g.,
2006).
al.
we
In the course of revising the South American species of Barberina have agreed with Occhioni
sect.
we
and
(1974) that pentandra should be treated as a species not a variety of 5. itatiaiae. Therefore, accept
S.
When
pentandra in our treatment. raising itatiaiae var. pentandra to species rank, however, Occhioni
S. S.
where was and
(1974) did not indicate the page validly published therefore did not fully cite the reference
it
of the basionym. Thus, under article 33.4 of the International Code Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN; McNeill
of
2006), pentandra cannot be considered a validly published name. In his unpublished revision of the
et al. 5.
name
can be
Brazilian species of Symplocaceae, Bida (1995) suggested that Occhioni's pentandra treated
S.
new
as a validly published species because Occhioni provided a holotype that was different than that of
5.
itatiaiae var. pentandra and described the plant in Latin. It is clear, however, that Occhioni intended to raise
pentandra the species rank, because of the author citation "Symplocos pentandra (Mattos)
5. itatiaiae var. to
Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3(2)
660
where basionym was
OcchionL Nonetheless, due his omission in providing the page the validly
nov." to
stat.
pub-
and basionym work, pentandra consequently not validly
published his direct reference to the S. is still
ICBN, on and January 1953 an author
lished. This because, according to the article 33.8 of the after 1 if
is
new under
requirements 33.4 the
combination but provide the article
claims to be publishing a fails to all
would
name not published even the author provided at the same time other information that
validly if
is
new
name
taxon (McNeill 2006).
have resulted in valid publication as the of a et al.
We
by Schwacke, which has been considered a
specimens caparaoensis
studied identified as
also
S.
Our
name and Schwacke ex Gurke. observations
published Mattos 1969) cited as caparaoensis
validly 5.
(e.g.,
makes same However,
pentandra.
of these specimens suggest that caparaoensis reference to the entity as S.
S.
which
with therefore
Gurke provided neither diagnosis nor illustration analysis for caparaoensis, is
(1891) 5.
and ICBN,
nomen nudum. not published under 32.1(d) 42.3 of the
Thus, caparaoensis validly articles
a S. is
(McNeill 2006).
respectively
et
al.
We
We name
name
choose instead of caparaoensis
here validate the pentandra. to validate this S.
S.
name.
based on published
because pentandra a validly
5. is
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
(CNPq)
The Conselho Nacional do Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico for
author grateful
to
first is
and Lakeside Foundation support during a six-month research visit to the California
a Ph.D. grant the for
Academy
of Sciences.
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