Columbia aequilateralis White & Francis 1927

Columbia aequilateralis White & Francis (1927: 240) ≡ Colona aequilateralis (C.T.White & W.D.Francis) Merrill & Perry (1939: 344). Type:— PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Aroa, Lane-Poole 132 (holotype BRI! [BRI-AQ0024301]; isotype K! [K000686931]). In the protologue, the specimen Lane-Poole 132 is cited as type of Columbia aequilateralis, without specifying the reference herbarium. Analysing the original collection, were found two duplicates of Lane-Poole 132 in BRI and K. However, on the label of the specimen in K it is written that these are fragments taken from the specimen in BRI. Since White and Francis worked in BRI (Stafleu & Cowan 1976 –1988: 247, 381), it is considered the specimen BRI-AQ0024301 as the holotype of Colona aequilateralis, in accordance with Arts. 9.1 and 9.2 of the ICN.