Triplaris vahliana C. A. Mey. 1840

Triplaris vahliana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey. (1840: 148) Type (designated by Brandbyge 1986): —[FRENCH GUIANA]. Cayenne (fr), Rohr s.n. (lectotype: C [C 10017412, digital image!]). Notes:— Meyer (1849: 148) described this species reporting as a synonym “ T. americana Vahl. Symb. II p. 100! (excl. Sun. Aubl.)”. Thus, he considered Vahl’s (1791) name as a pro parte synonym. The protologue cites the specimen “ap. Rohr. Hab. in America meridionali. (Vid. sp. sp. sicc. a cel. Rohr in Cayenna lect.)”. The “Cayenna” referred to here is probably a Latinization of “Cayenne”, referencing the capital of French Guiana or the Cayenne River, in the delta of which the city of Cayenne is built. Brandbyge (1986) found a Rohr specimen at C (C 10017412) correctly designating it as the lectotype. Meyer (1840: 148) considered Triplaris vahliana to be synonymous with Triplaris americana R.H.Schomb.