Clarifying the nomenclature of Roxburgh’s pivotal name Holigarna racemosa Roxb. (Anacardiaceae)

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  • Shruti Kasana Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9443.17.3.26744-26746

Keywords:

Anacardiaceae, Epitype, India, Wallich, Nomenclature

Abstract

The name Holigarna racemosa Roxb. was erroneously lectotypified. This has been rectified by selecting the colored painting by William Roxburgh here as a lectotype being the only extant original material. Further, Wallich’s specimen from the same locality has been designated here as an epitype.

Author Biography

Shruti Kasana, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.

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26-03-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2025)

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