Haplanthus ovatus (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Gnanasek., G.V.S.Murthy & Y.F.Deng, 2016

Gnanasekaran, G., Murthy, G. V. S. & Deng, Y. F., 2016, Resurrection of the genus Haplanthus (Acanthaceae: Andrographinae), Blumea 61 (3), pp. 165-169 : 168-169

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3767/000651916X693185
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EB87D3-FF8B-E679-FCC8-F8A52C3390C2
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Haplanthus ovatus (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Gnanasek., G.V.S.Murthy & Y.F.Deng
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

3. Haplanthus ovatus (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Gnanasek., G.V.S.Murthy & Y.F.Deng View in CoL , comb. nov.

Haplanthusovatus (T.AndersonexBedd.)Gnanasek.,G.V.S.Murthy&Y.F.Deng. — Gymnostachyum ovatum T.Anderson ex Bedd., Icon. Pl.Ind.Orient. 60, 61 (1874) t. 250. — Andrographis ovata (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Benth. & Hook.f. (1876) 1100. — Type: Beddome s.n. (lecto BM001050057, upper one, here designated), India, Odisha, Ganjam District, Myhendra (Mahen- dragiri) hills, 2000–4000 ft, s.dat.

Distribution — India.

Note — Beddome (1874) validated the manuscript name of Anderson based on the specimens collected from the Myhendra hills, Berhampore at 2000–4000 ft elevation. During the present study, the above cited collection was traced at BM; the sheet has three specimens with the barcode number BM001050057 . Of these, the upper specimen is chosen here as the lectotype as it is complete and precisely matches the illustration provided in the protologue .