Bull. Natn. Sci. M us., Tokyo, Ser. B, 24( I), pp. 37-41, March 23 , 1998

Type Collection in the Herbarium of National Science Museum, Tokyo (TNS)LEGUMINOSAE
Hiroshige Koyama
Department of Botany, National Science Muse um ,Amakubo 4- 1- 1, Tsukuba-shi , lbaraki . 305- 0005 Japan

Abstract 39 sheets of herbarium specimens are confirmed as types. 4 sheets arerecognized as a holotype and others are as an isotype or isosy ntype. They are of 20
spec ies, 4 varieties and 5 formas.
Key words :Type co llection, Leg uminosae, TNS-herbarium .

In the course of our mak ing the Herbarium Index in the National Science Museum , Tokyo (TNS), all specimens belonging to the family Leguminosae were taxonomically examined. More than 30,000 sheets of specimens have been deposited . 249
genera could be listed and about 1560 species were enumerated in our Herbarium
Index iss ued in 1996. There are 39 sheets which are recognized as type specimen for
14 genera of Leguminosae. 4 sheets are recognized as holotype and others are as anisotype or isosyntype. They are of 20 species, 4 varieties and 5 formas. In a text, asterisk ( *) means that there is no record on label.

Astragalus L.
Astragalus sikokianus Nakaiin Bull. Natn. Sci. M us., Tokyo , 33: 15 ( 1953 ).
Shikoku, Tokushima Pref.: Awa ikoyoin, Douno-ura, Naruto-shi.
Date: 1950- 8- *. Coli.: Y. Akazawa s. n. [TNS-82757 = holotype]Astragalus virgaurea Kitamura
in Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 16: 137 (1956).
Afghanistan , Kabul Prov. : Lataband pass, 2200 malt. , Mullaomar.
Date: 1955- 6- 15. Co li. : S. Kitamura s. n. [TNS-249786 = isotype]Bauhini L.
Bauhinia carcinophylla Merr.
in Journ. Arn. Arb. 23: 17 1 ( 1942).
lndo-China, Tonkin: Sai Wong Mo Shan, Lung Wan Village, Dam-ha.
Date: 1940- 5/7- *. Coli.: W. T. Tsang 29878 [TNS-189206 = isotype]38

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Campylotropis Bunge
Campylotropis argentea Schindler
in Fedde, Rep. Nov. Spec. 11:426 (1912).
China, Yunnan: Mengtze, 5000 ft. alt.
Date:*- *- *. Coil. : A. Henry 10384 [TNS-190263 = isotype]
Dalbergia L. f.
Dalbergia oligophy lla Hosokawa
in Trans. Nat. H ist. Soc. Form os. 24: 415 ( 1934 ).
Caroline, Palau Is.: Aimiliiki-son, Babeldaob islet.
Date: 1933- 9- 27. Coil.: T. Hosokawa 7298 [TNS-300164 = isotype]
Dalbergia palauensis Hosokawa
in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formos. 24:415 (1934).
Caroline, Palau Is.: Almatin, Babeldaob islet.
Date: 1933- 9- 15. Coil.: T. Hosokawa 6766 [TNS-299816 = isotype]
Hosackia Benth. ex Lindl.
Hosackia rigida Benth. var. nummularis M. E. Jones
Proc. Cal. Acad. Ser. 2, 5: 633 ( 1895).
U.S.A ., Utah: S'ta Clara Val, 3000 ft. alt.
Date: 1894-4-30. Coil.: Marcus E. Jones 5128 [TNS-371453=isotype]
Indigojera L.
lndigofera dielsiana Craib
in Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. 8:50 (1913).
E-Tibet & S-China: without precise locality.
Date:*- *- *. Coil.: G . Forrest4251 [TNS-129513 = isotype]
Lespedeza Michx.
Lespedeza homoloba Nakai
in Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 37: 76 ( 1923).
Shikoku, Tokushima Pref.: Kamomyo-mura, Myodo-gun.
Date: 1912- 10- 8. Coli.: J. Nikai 2570 [TNS-60003], 2571 [TNS-47884], 2574
[TNS-60005] ; 2572 (10-15) [TNS-60004], 2573 (10-15) [TNS-47883]=isosyntype.
Lespedeza inabensis Nakaiin Journ. Jap. Bot. 15: 531 ( 1939).
Honshu, Tottori Pref.: Agricultural College, Tottori-shi.

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Date: 1938- 9- 7. Coli. : S. Nakada 27 [TNS-642583 = isotype]
Lespedeza latissima Nakai
in Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 36: 66 ( 1922).
Honshu, Okayama Pref.: Hirayama, Takamatsu-mura, Kibi-gun .
Date: 1902- 9- 5. Coli.: J. Nikai 943 [TNS-47865=isotype]
Lespedeza patens Nakai var. obtusifolia Nakai
in Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 3 7: 79 (1923 ).
Honshu, Nagano Pref.: Mt. Togakushi-yama.
Date: 1893- 8- 20. Coli.: K. Watanabe s. n. [TNS-61936 = isotype]
Lesp edeza pilosa (Thunb. ex Murray) Sieb. et Zucc . f. bicolor Hiyama
in Journ . Jap. Bot. 22: 57 ( 1948).
Honshu, Tokyo Pref.: Shindaiji, Jindaiji-mura, Mitaka-shi.
Date: 1947- 9- 21. Coil.: K. Hiyama s. n. [TNS-133497 = holotype]
Lespedeza serpens Nakai
Lespedeza of Japan & Korea, 75 ( 1927).
Honshu, Yamaguchi Pref. : Boufu-cho, Saba-gun.
Date: 1920-9- 13 . Coil. : J. Nikai 2894 (ut 2849) [TNS-47869=isotype]
Lespedeza serpens Nakai f. hirta Hiyama
in Journ . Jap. Bot. 28: 217 ( 1953).
Honshu, Shizuoka Pref.: Harihara, Omaezaki-mura.
Date : 1950- 10- 22. Coli. : M. Furuse s. n. [TNS-105562 = holotype]

Lotus L.

Lotus corniculatus L. var. prostratus Nakaiin Bull. Natn . Sci . M us ., Tokyo, 27 : 31 ( 1949).
Shikoku, Awa Prov. : Shira-hama.
Date: 1949- 3- 8. Coil. : T. Nakai s. n. [TNS-85874=holotype]
Millettia Wight et Arn.

Millettia oosperma Dunn
in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 41: 157 ( 1912).
China, Yunnan Prov.: Mengtze, 5500 ft. alt.
Date: *- *- *. Coil.: A. Henry 10265 [TNS-190266] = isosyntype.
Millettia velutina Dunn
in Journ . Linn. Soc. Bot. 41: 149 (1912).
China, Yunnan Prov.: Mengzte, 5000 ft. alt.
Date : *- *- *. Coli.: A. Henry 9728B [TNS-190601] , 9728D [TNS-190180]= isosyntype.

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Mucuna Adans.
Mucuna irukanda Ohwi var. bungoana Ohwi
Fl. Jap. Revised ed.: 1439 ( 1965).
Kyushu, Ohita Pref.: Kamae-machi , Minamiamabe-gun.
Date: 1963 ~ 8~27. Coli. : H. Arao s. n. [TNS-156911 = holotype]
Mucuna pacifica Hosokawa
in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formos. 25: 123 (1935).
Marianas, Saipan Is .: Mt. Tappocho.
Date : 1933~7~ 17 . Coli.: T. Hosokawa 6725 [TNS-642584=isotype]
Mucuna ponapeana Hosokawa
in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formos. 25 : 122 ( 1935).
Caroline, Ponape Is.: Nampil near Ponape.
Date: 1933~8~25. Coli. : T. Hosokawa 6036 [TNS-299415 = isotype]

Oxytropis DC.
Oxytropis adenophylla M. Pop.
in Spisok Rast. Herb. Fl. URSS. 13 :22 (1955) .
URSS, Baikal: Tolstoi and Kolelnikovski, 55 °5' !at.
Date: 1952~7~26. Coli.: M. Popov 3828 [TNS-181496 = isotype]
Oxytropis ircutensis M. Pop.
in Spisok Rast. Herb. Fl. URSS. 13:27 (1955).
URSS, Irkutsk : Vvedenskoe.
Date: 1952~5 ~28. Coli.: M. Popov & I. Andreeva 3835 [TNS-181495 = isotype]

Parkia R. Br.
Parkia korom Kanehirain Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 45: 286 ( 193 1).
Caroline, Ponape Is. : Kolonia.
Date: 1929~ 8~ *. Coli.: R. Kanehira 673 [TNS-9667 = isotype]
Parkia parvifoliola Hosokawa
in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formos. 28: 61 ( 1938).
Caroline, Palau Is.: Ngarmiscan, Babeldaob islet.
Date: 1937~9~ 1. Coli.: T. Hosokawa 9137 [TNS-301334 = isotype]

Pitheco/obium Mart. ( 183 7)= Pithece/Lobium Mart. ( 1829)
Pitheco/obium venosum Rusby
in M em. Torr. Bot. Club. 6: 29 ( 1895).
Bolivia: Guanai-Tipuani.

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Date: 1892-4/6- *. Co li.: N. L. Britton & H. H. Rusby 1392 [TNS-95831 = isotype]

Vicia L.
Vicia amurensis Oettingen f. alba Ohashi et Tateishi
in Journ. Jap. Bot. 52: I 06 ( 1977).
Honshu , Nagano Pref.: Karuizawa.
Date: 1974- 8- 10. Coli.: Y. Tateishi 1890 [TNS-371953 = isotype]
Vicia unijuga Al. Br. f. albiflora Kitagawa
Linean. Fl. Mansh. , 295 ( 1939).
Manchuria, Hoten-shou : Tokuri -ji.
Date: 1929- 8- 13. Co li. : M. Kitagawa s. n. [TNS-75222 = isotype]
Vicia unijuga Al. Br. f. (ut lusus) trifida Makino
in Bot. Mag. Tokyo, 28: 181 (1914).
Honshu, Nagano Pref.: Kuroda-mura , lida-gun.
Date: 1914- *- *. Coli.: *[TNS-20642 = holotype]