Epitypification of Stachyurus himalaicus (Stachyuraceae)

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Majumdar, S. &amp;amp; Panday, S. (2022) Epitypification of Stachyurus himalaicus (Stachyuraceae). Phytotaxa 538 (3): 265–267.

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Stachyurus himalaicus Hook.

Stachyurus himalaicus Hook. f. & Thomson ex Benth. (1861: 55) Epitype: INDIA. Sikkim, North District, Bay, P. Chakraborty 2631, 3 March 1983, BSHC00007874 (designated here) Figure 1 Lectotype: INDIA. Sikkim, Chakoong, 5–8000 ft. (J.D. Hooker s.n., Oct. 1849, K000190018; designated by Su & al. 2020). Residual Syntypes: Sikkim, Lachen, 7000 ft. (J.D. Hooker s.n., 4 Aug. 1849, K000190015); Sikkim, Lachen, 9–10000 ft. (J.D. Hooker s.n., 6 July 1849, K000190016); Sikkim, Lachen, Laihong, 5–8000 ft. (J.D. Hooker s.n., 18 May 1849, K000190017). Additional Specimen Examined: NEPAL. Thankote (near Kathmandu) (N. Wallich Cat. no. 7417, in 1820 (central and right twigs) and in 1821 (left twig), K001127316).Published as part of Majumdar, Shuvadeep & Panday, Samiran, 2022, Epitypification of Stachyurus himalaicus (Stachyuraceae), pp. 265-267 in Phytotaxa 538 (3) on page 267, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.538.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/633673

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