Phaseolus tuerckheimii Donnell-Smith (1913:54)

Phaseolus tuerckheimii Donnell-Smith (1913:54) View in CoL [clade A; sect. Brevilegumeni Freytag]. TYPE: H von Tuerckheim II-1536 (LECTOTYPE: US-942247 ; ISOLECTOTYPES: BR, US-860832 , US-942248 ). SYNTYPE: H Pittier 10539 ( US-942246 ) .

John Donnell Smith referred to two collections, the one by Hans von Türckheim (no. II-1536) and the one by Henri Pittier (no. 10539) in that order, without indicating the holotype. As there were several duplicates of no. II-1536 at the US National Herbarium, the selection of the voucher US-942247 by George Freytag as nomenclatural type seemed appropriate: it would have been impossible for JD Smith to write down a description of the floral parts of P.tuerckheimii without dissecting its flower! This species is a tall (6–10 m) vine growing in the moist montane forests of Central America at 1500–2600 m ( Araya-Villalobos et al. 2001) ( Fig. 3 View FIG ) .

Specimens: MEXICO. Chiapas: U Bachem 398 ( CHAPA) . GUATEMALA. Huehuetenango: LO Williams 22323 (F-1656438) . El Quiché: AJ Sharp 45191 (MEXU-136531) . Quezaltenango: DG Debouck 3085 ( AGUAT) . Sololá: DG Debouck 3097 ( AGUAT) . Chimaltenango: DG Debouck 1624 ( MICH-1180126 ) . Sacatepéquez: M Véliz 14771 ( MO-5871374 ) . Guatemala: DG Debouck 2473 ( US-3168469 ) . Jalapa: JA Steyermark 32551 (F-1035022) . El Progreso: DG Debouck 2418 (COL-324860) . Zacapa: JA Steyermark 42471 (F-1202181) . COSTA RICA. San José: JL Luteyn 4541 (DUKE-242717) . PANAMA. Chiriquí: R Villareal 494 (PMA-108353) .