On Some Brazilian Plants Distributed by Martius in 1827 and Published by Colla in 1833

• DOI: 10.3100/025.018.0105
• Publication Date: 2013-08-01T05:15:06Z
• Authors: Pedro Luís Rodrig...; Sofie De Smedt; Hans-Joachim Esser; Catherine Gallagher; Laura Guglielmone
• Keywords: Herbarium; Flora

The name of Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius is closely associated with the Brazilian flora. collected thousands specimens during his exploration Brazil from 1817 to 1820, and subsequently was founder, mentor promoter monumental Flora Brasiliensis. Little known, or simply overlooked, however, fact that many had distributed other herbaria, web collaborators, are not own collections, but those naturalists. present study concerns sent Luigi Colla in 1827. In volume I Herbarium Pedemontanum, cited 36 species received Martius, treating 23 them as new species. Original material examined by (now held at TO), found, verified compared duplicates elsewhere. majority attributed were, fact, Prince Maximilian Wied. Except for five names whose have been located Turin, all others here discussed updated. Three combinations, 14 synonymies, 16 lectotypifications one neotypification proposed.