Typification of the Linnaean name Centaurea seridis (Asteraceae)

Abstract

The genus Centaurea Linnaeus (1753: 909) (Asteraceae) comprises a large number of taxa mainly occurring in the Mediterranean region and southwest Asia (Susanna & Garcia-Jacas 2007). Centaurea seridis Linnaeus (1753: 915) is distributed from south Europe (Spain incl. Balearic Islands, Italy incl. Sicily, France, Albania and Greece) to northwest Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). From a nomenclatural standpoint, Centaurea seridis has not been typified (Jarvis 2007: 402). This paper proposes the designation of a lectotype for this Linnaean name, based on the analysis of the protologue and original material.

Typifications of Linnaean names in the genus Centaurea and Serratula (Asteraceae)

“…Linnaeus himself published 69 names at the rank of species in the genus Centaurea and 21 names at the rank of species or variety in the genus Serratula (Jarvis ). Continuing our nomenclatural study of the Centaurea names (Ferrer‐Gallego et al , , , Altınordu and Ferrer‐Gallego , Altınordu , Ferrer‐Gallego and Altınordu ), this paper deals with the designation of four untypified Linnaean names, Centaurea lippii, C. muricata, C. repens and Serratula babylonica . The names C. lippi and C. muricata are currently accepted in the genus Volutaria Cass.…”