Triplaris formicosa S. Moore 1895

Triplaris formicosa S. Moore (1895: 444, pl.28, fig.5–6) Type (designated by Brandbyge 1986):— BRAZIL. Mato Grosso [do Sul] State, Paraguay River near Santa Cruz, September 1891 –1892 (fr), S. Moore 301 (lectotype: BM [BM 993265, digital image!]; isolectotypes: F, NY [NY 324227, digital image!], P [P 734725, digital image!]). Notes:— Moore (1895: 44) cited a syntype in the protologue, i.e. "Hab. Inveni passim crescentem in ripa fl. Paraguay prope Santa Cruz. (N. 301)”. We did not locate any city or town on the Paraguay River named “Santa Cruz”. There are two Fazenda Santa Cruz near the Paraguay River (“fazenda” is a Portuguese word for a colonial plantation house, similar to the Spanish hacienda). One is located 20 miles east of Porto Mutinho the other is located 50 miles northeast of Corumbá. This later location is much closer to the Paraguay River, approximately five miles. It seems impossible to differentiate between these two localities as no other locality information is provided. Both Fazenda Santa Cruz are located in the present State of Mato Grosso do Sul but would have been in the State of Mato Grosso at the time these plants were collected as Mato Grosso included Mato Grosso do Sul until 1977. The type locality has been modified here from the one given in the protologue and in Brandbyge (1986) to reflect this change in political divisions.