Triplaris estriata Kuntze 1898

Triplaris estriata Kuntze (1898: 271) Type (designated here):— BOLIVIA. Santa Cruz, 800 meters (fl), Kuntze s.n. (lectotype: NY [NY 658957, digital image!]). Notes:— No holotype was cited by Kuntze (1898: 271) in the protologue, only the provenance (“ Bolivia: Sierra de Santa Cruz 800 m. ”). There is a specimen at NY (NY 658957) collected by Kuntze bearing a label which matches the protologue data (“ Bolivia: Sa Cruz 800 m ”). Brandbyge (1986) did not cite this specimen. There is also a second Kuntze collection at NY (NY 324226) without locality and used by Brandbyge (1986) to lectotypify the name Triplaris estriata. However, since data on NY 324226 do not match the protologue, this specimen cannot be considered as part of the original material (and, therefore, eligible as a lectotype). Hence, Brandbyge’s proposal is not correct (as also annotated by Michael Nee on the sheet). According to Art. 9.19 of ICBN, we here designate NY 658957 as the lectotype of Triplaris estriata. It is likely the type locality is referring to Santa Cruz de la Sierra, also known simply as Santa Cruz (as is written on the specimen labels).