Paepalanthus chiquitensis Herzog, Repert. 2010, Spec. Nov.
Creators: name: Trovó, Marcelo
name: Sano, Paulo Takeo
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Eriocaulaceae
Paepalanthus
Paepalanthus chiquitensis

description: Paepalanthus chiquitensis Herzog, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 86 (1924).
Type: BOLIVIA. Chiquitos: “Häufig in den Kämpen des Cerro de Santiago, 700–800 m, May 1907, Herzog 114 (holotype: L!, incomplete). Epitype (here designated): BOLIVIA. Santa Cruz: “Velasco Province, 19 May 1995, J. R. Abbott 16850 (SPF! in 2 sheets).
= Paepalanthus erectifolius var. glabrus Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 192 (1928). Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: “In campis prope Itamb do Serro, May 1908, Silveira 499 (holotype: R!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus erectifolius var. grandifolius Silveira, Floral. Mont. 1: 192 (1928)—Type: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: “In campis in Chapada do Couto, April 1918, Silveira 711 (holotype: R!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus formosus Moldenke, Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 14: 11 (1952). Type: VENEZUELA. Amazonas: “Cerro Guanay, alt. 2000 m, 4 February 1951, B. Maguire & al. 31754 (holotype: NY!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus moldenkeanus R.E.Schultes, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 187 (1954). Type: COLOMBIA. Vaupés: “Quartzite savannah near headwaters, 900–1000 feet, 4–5 October 1951, R. E. Schultes & I. Cabrera 14351 (holotype: GH! in 2 sheets, isotype: F! in two sheets), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus speciosus var. pulverulentus Moldenke, Phytologia 10: 489 (1964). Type: BRAZIL. Goiás: “Cristaleira elev. 1250 m, 30 March 1963, Pereira 7476 (holotype: LL! in 2 sheets), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus speciosus var. attenuatus Moldenke, Phytologia 28: 466 (1974). Type: BRAZIL. Goiás: “Chapada dos Veadeiros, 22 March 1971, H. S. Irwin & al. 32935 (holotype: LL!, isotype: LL!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus speciosus var. bolivianus Moldenke, Phytologia 28: 467 (1974). Type: BOLIVIA. Santa Cruz: “Velasco, 200 m, July 1892, Kuntze s.n. (holotype: NY!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus speciosus f. calvescens Moldenke, Phytologia 28: 467 (1974). Type: BRAZIL. Goiás: “Prov. de Goyaz, May–July 1884, Weddell 2133 (holotype: NY!, isotype: P!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus speciosus var. goyazensis Moldenke, Phytologia 52: 414 (1983). Type: BRAZIL. Goiás: “Chapada dos Veadeiros, 16 April 1956, E. Yale Dawson 14271 (holotype: LL!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus amoenus var. bolivianus Moldenke, Phytologia 61: 444 (1987). Type: BOLIVIA. La Paz: “Iturralde, Sabanna Húmeda, 180 m, 2 August 1985, R. Haase 685 (holotype: LL!), syn. nov.
= Paepalanthus giganteus Sano, Taxon 53: 106 (2004) ≡ Eriocaulon speciosum Bong., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. -Pétersbourg, Ser. 6 Sci Math. 1: 636 (1831) ≡ Paepalanthus speciosus (Bong.) Koern. in Martius & Eichler, Fl. Bras. 3(1): 315, tab. 39, 40, 41 (1863), nom. illeg. non Gardner (1843) ≡ Dupatya speciosa (Bong.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 746 (1891). Type: BRAZIL. São Paulo: “In campis Batataes, June 1834, Riedel 2300 (Neotype, here designated: LE! in 2 sheets, isoneotypes: B!, G!, K!, P!), syn. nov.
Herzog (1924) described P. chiquitensis on the basis of field observations, but he stated in the protologue that only fragments (parts of an inflorescence, Herzog 114) is the holotype at L. However, the original description and type specimen are insufficient to distinguish the species unambiguously without additional evidence. Thus, on the basis of article 9.7 of the ICBN (McNeill et al. 2006), we hereby designate an epitype. Paepalanthus chiquitensis is the most widespread and variable species in section Diphyomene, therefore several formerly described species are treated here as synonyms.
Sano (2004) proposed Paepalanthus giganteus as a new name for the later homonym Paepalanthus speciosus (Bong.) Koern. In the protologue, Sano (2004) indicated the collection Riedel 2300 in LE as the holotype of the basionym. However, this material was collected 4 years after the species publication and thus cannot be the holotype. As Bongard (1831) did not clearly indicate a type specimen and no original collection belonging to the same species has been found in LE, we consider the original material lost and designate the specimen cited by Sano (2004) as a neotype for the species.
description: Published as part of Trovó, Marcelo & Sano, Paulo Takeo, 2010, Taxonomic survey of Paepalanthus section Diphyomene (Eriocaulaceae), pp. 49-55 in Phytotaxa 14 on pages 51-52, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.14.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/4778755