Munzinger Jérôme, McPherson G. (2017). Typification of the name Litsea mackeei (nee Lauraceae) and its reassignment to the synonymy of Osmanthus austrocaledonicus var. austrocaledonicus (Oleaceae). Phytotaxa, 331 (1), p. 137-143. ISSN 1179-3155.
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Typification of the name Litsea mackeei (nee Lauraceae) and its reassignment to the synonymy of Osmanthus austrocaledonicus var. austrocaledonicus (Oleaceae)
Phytotaxa, 2017,
331 (1), p. 137-143 ISSN 1179-3155
The protologue of Litsea mackeei states that its holotype is at P. However, two specimens bearing the type number appear to exist at P, the second specimen belonging to a species different from the first and bearing as well a label with a different collection number. Fortunately, a clear indication of which plant Kostermans was describing is provided by his handwritten annotation of the isotype at L. A lectotype is therefore chosen, the name is synonymized with Osmanthus austrocaledonicus var. austrocaledonicus and the origin of this unlikely error is discussed.
