Lectotypification of Valeriana spryginii (Valerianaceae) from European Russia

Received for publication 05.05.2018

Genus Valeriana (Valerianaceae) comprises about 300 species distributed of Asia, Europe, North and South America (see .

While studying the herbarium specimens of Valeriana housed at LE, came across some type specimens. After a detailed study of the specimens and scrutiny of the literature is was found that Valeriana spryginii P.A. Smirn. wattant lec-totypification. Hence, lectotypes for the name are designated from the original materials in accordance with the Art. 7–10 of Shenzhen Code (Turland et al., 2018).

Valeriana spryginii P.A. Smirn. Mem. Mus. Etat Reg. Industr. Centr. 4: 7. 1927. – Lectotype (designated here by V. Vasjukov et I. Tatanov): [European Russia], Tambov region and distr., Yamskaya steppe near the settlement of Strelet-skaya, 23 May 1920, P. Smirnov (LE 01042396!; Fig. 1).

P.A. Smirnov (1927) described V. spryginii based on a collection made by Herbarium of Komarov Botanical Institute (St. Petersburg): “in steppis prov. Tambov, Penza, Woronesh (distr. Bobrow, Woronesh) et in Galitschja Gora prov. Orel, distr. Eletz”.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank N.N. Tzvelev for useful consultations, I.M. Kalinichenko, L.A. Novikova, N.S. Rakov, S.A. Senator – for their aid in the researches.

The work was carried out in the framework of the state task of the Institute of Ecology of the Volga river basin, project № 0128-2014-0002 «Assessment of modern biodiversity and forecast of its change for the Volga basin ecosystems under the conditions of their natural and anthropogenic transformation» (direction 52 «Biological diversity»).

Komarov Botanical Institute Herbarium LE

Figure. Lectotype of Valeriana spryginii P.A. Smirn. (LE 01042396). Reproduced with permission from the copyright owner (Herbarium, Komarov Botanical Institute, St. Petersburg)

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