Triplaris peruviana C. A. Mey. 1840

Triplaris peruviana Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex C.A.Mey. (1840: 149) Type (designated by Brandbyge 1986):— PERU. [Tarapoto, 1835] (fr), Mathews 1620 (lectotype: K; isolectotypes: BM [BM 993259, digital image!], E [E 319858, digital image!], F [F 43602 (fragment), F 77063 (Fragment), digital image!], G [G 437666, digital image!], NY [NY 324208, digital image!], OXF [OXF 190622, digital image!], P [P 734730, P 734731, digital image!]). Notes:— The protologue only reports “in Peru ” and the collector (“ Mathews ”). Among all of the specimens viewed (herbaria BM, E, F, G, K, NY, OXF, and P), the date 1835 comes from the G specimen (G 437666). The NY specimen (NY 324208) contains additional locality information “Tarapote”, which Brandbyge (1986) interpreted as “Tarapoto”. Triplaris peruviana has been collected at Tarapoto in Peru in the second half of the 20 th Century (Brandbyge 1986). Thus, we follow that interpretation here. Additionally, it appears that all collections of this species have been made in the Rio Huallaga valley (Brandbyge 1986). There are some orthological variants of the type collector. In some cases, the name is spelled “Mathews” (e.g., Meyer [1840: 149] and Brandbyge [1986]) and in others “Matthews” (e.g., OXF collection). The collector is Alexander Mathews (d. 1841) and the other spellings should be considered mistakes.