Rubus polyodontus Handel-Mazzetti (1933: 484)

30. Rubus polyodontus Handel-Mazzetti (1933: 484) View in CoL

Type ( lectotype designated here):— CHINA. W-Yünnan: In schattigen Gebüschen und Mischwäldern, 3000 m, VIII. 1917, Forrest 15838 (barcode W0131824 !, isolectotype: E00010637!). [Image available at https://w.jacq. org/ W0131824 ] .

Note:—In the protologue, Handel-Mazzetti (1933) cited two collections from China, in which “ W.Y.: In schattigen Gebüschen und Mischwäldern, 3000 m, VIII. 1917 ( Forrest 15838)” was designated as the type, but did not indicate the herbarium where the type specimen preserved. According to Stafleu and Cowan (1979), Handel-Mazzetti’s type material was mainly deposited in W and WU. We traced 5 duplicate specimens, deposited in A, E, K, P and W. The sheets in A (barcode 00040707) and P (barcode 00755313) was dated Jan. 1917, while the sheet in K (barcode 000737911) dated 1917-1919 was not seen by Handel-Mazzetti and also not mentioned in the protologue, hence these sheets cannot be select as lecotype. We located original material at E (barcode 00010637) and W (barcode 0131824), both of them matching the locality and date mentioned above. We designate the blooming specimen of “ Forrest 15838 ” at W (barcode 0131824), where Handel-Mazzetti worked as the lectotype. The selected sheet is a complete and well-preserved specimen that displays all the morphological diagnostic traits in agreement with the protologue.