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Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 2012, 5: 37-71. Received 29 Nov 2012; Accepted 05 Dec 2012. UDC: 582.3(497.113) PANČIĆ’S SPECIMENS IN THE HERBARIUM COLLECTION OF ANDREAS RAFAEL WOLNY RANKO PERIĆ,1 KSENIJA JAKOVLJEVIĆ,2 VIDA STOJŠIĆ,1 SNEŽANA VUKOJIČIĆ 2 1 Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province, Radnička 20a, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia, e-mails: [email protected], [email protected] 2 Faculty of Biology, Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia, e-mails: [email protected], [email protected] The herbarium collection of Andreas R. Wolny in the Gymnasium of Sremski Karlovci contains the specimens of well-known Serbian botanist Dr. Josif Pančić, who donated them during and after his visit to the Gymnasium. Also, one small part of the specimens from this collection is deposited in the herbarium of the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province in Novi Sad. A list of 281 herbarium sheets with 295 taxa is presented for the first time to the botanical community, with detailed information on where and when the plants were collected, and notes on the specimens and revision data. Key words: herbarium collection, Josif Pančić, Andreas R. Wolny, Gymnasi- um of Sremski Karlovci INTRODUCTION During his long botanical career Dr. Josif Pančić (1814-1888) investi- gated the plant life in the territories of present-day Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, and, to a lesser extent, Croatia, Hungary and Austria, 38 PERIĆ, R. ET AL.: PANČIĆ’S SPECIMENS IN HERBARIUM OF A. WOLNY which resulted in the first national floras of the Principalities of Serbia (Pančić 1874, 1884), Montenegro (Pančić 1875), Bulgaria (Pančić 1883, 1886), as well as many other botanical papers (Janković 1970). He gave special attention to gathering a lot of plant material, which he later included in his herbarium collection. The majority of these specimens are deposited in the Herbarium of the Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac” - BEOU (Thiers 2012), within the special collection Herba- rium Pancicianum (Vukojičić et al. 2011). A small part of his specimens is deposited in the Herbarium of the Natural History Museum in Belgrade (BEO, Thiers 2012) and in the herbarium collection of Andreas Rafael Wolny in the Gymnasium of Sremski Karlovci. Also, an unknown number of specimens are scattered through other Herbaria, mainly in central Europe. The herbarium collection of Andreas Rafael Wolny (1757-1827) in the Gymnasium of Sremski Karlovci is the oldest known collection in Serbia, with approximately 7300 sheets. Within this collection are stored speci- mens of vascular plants, mosses, lichens, fungi and algae, principally originating from the territory of the former Habsburg Monarchy, including the present-day province of Vojvodina (Serbia). It can be divided into three different collections: authentic material of Wolny (197 sheets), general school collection (about 6800 sheets) and material of Josif Pančić (270 sheets). After an official decision of the Institute for Protection and Study of cultural monuments (nr. 240/50, March 13th, 1950), the herbarium collection of Andreas Wolny in the Gymnasium of Sremski Karlovci was inventoried and protected by the state (Marčetić 1950, 1952). Wolny was highly respected both by his contemporaries (Waldstein & Kitaibel 1802, Sadler 1820, 1830, Rochel 1828, Schuster 1829, Haberle 1830) and by subsequent botanists like Kanitz (1865), Schulzer et al. (1866), Janka, Borbás and Jávorka (Bunke 1996) as well. Because of its great historical and scientific importance many botanists (A. Rochel, A. Kanitz, L. Adamović, A. Forenbacher, N. Košanin) visited Wolny’s collec- tion (Marčetić 1950). During his botanical excursion to Srem in 1857 Pan- čić also visited and studied Wolny’s collection (Hirc 1919, Mitranović 1964). As was usual for that time he donated herbarium material during his visit (he also sent a few specimens afterwards). This part of Pančić’s bota- nical legacy from the earliest known period of his work is presented for the first time to the botanical community. MATERIAL AND METHODS The list of herbarium exsiccates of Josif Pančić in Andreas R. Wolny’s collection is given according to their number in the Herbarium Inventory BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 2012, 5: 37-71. 39 (198-467) with a few additional sheets without number. All information from labels is stored in the database in original form. Classification and proper determination of each taxon were checked. Processed information includes revised or properly and fully written names of taxa and authors, as well as various abbreviations with updated toponymy and notes concerning the sheets and specimens characteristics. If the identification was either wrong, or still valid but now considered a synonym (Tutin et al. 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1993), the appropriate taxon (specific or subspecific) name was entered after the revision of the material. During the review of the herbarium collection all specimens were photographed in the original. Regarding the List of herbarium exsiccates in the following chapter, the valid names were marked with bold letters. If names were misapplied or representing synonyms, standard symbols were used (“–” misapplication of name; “≡” isotypic synonyms; “=” heterotypic synonyms). In cases where some taxa are considered to be particularly interesting from the chorologi- cal, historical or nature protection point of view their significance is discussed in a special section (Obs.). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION List of herbarium exsiccates with revised nomenclature1 Achillea ptarmica L. 198 [Serbia] grows in Danube marshes [in Serbian]. Obs. With last known records from Knić and Gruža (Veljović 1967) this species is supposed to be extinct in Serbia. All previous records in Serbia are from areas near the Danube and Sava Rivers (Stevanović & Vukojičić 1999). Achillea umbellata DC. = A. umbellata Sibth. & Sm. 199 [Greece] Graecia. in M. Parnasso [Mount Parnassos], Aug 855 [1855]. Obs. Endemic to south-central and south Greece (Richardson 1976). Aethionema saxatile RBr. [(L.) R. Br.] 200 [Serbia] rupestrib. [rupestribus] serpentinaceis ad Brđane [Brđani, near Gornji Milanovac], Serb. Merid [meridionalis], Jun, l. Pančić. Aira caespitosa L. [cespitosa] var. ochroleuca Rhb. ≡ Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. subsp. cespitosa 201 No data. Note: There is one more label which is unreadable. 1 commutationem (com.) = acquired by exchange 40 PERIĆ, R. ET AL.: PANČIĆ’S SPECIMENS IN HERBARIUM OF A. WOLNY Ajuga reptans L. 202 No data. Allium moschatum L. 203 [Serbia] in saxosis ad Brđane [Brđani, near Gornji Milanovac], Serb. Centr., Jul 858 [1858], l. Pančić; declivib. [declivibus] asperis ad Ljuljaci [near Kragujevac], Serb. Centr. [centralis], Aug., l. Pančić. Note: Plants from different localities are in the same sheet. Alsine Parnassica Boiss. & Spr. = Minuartia stellata (E. D. Clarke) Maire & Petitmengin 204 [Greece] Graecia. In cacumine M. Parnassi [Mt Parnassos], Aug. 855 [1855]. Obs. Endemic to mountains of Greece and south Albania (Halliday 1993). Alyssum montanum L. 205 No data. Alyssum rostratum Stev. [Steven] – A. tortuosum Willd. 206 [Serbia] arenosis Bjelobrdo [Deliblato Sand] in Banatus [Banat], Jul 1857, l. Pančić. Anchusa Barrelieri [barrelieri] Boss. [(All.) Vitman] 207 [Serbia] collinis Serbidin prope Jagodina, Jun, l. Pančić. Anchusa italica Retz. = A. azurea Miller 208 No data. Anchusa officinalis L. 209 No data. Androsace septentrionalis L. 210 Through the middle and eastern Europe [in Serbian]. Anemone sylvestris L. 211 [Serbia] Ad latera sylvarum ad Topčider prope Belgrad [Belgrade], Maj 854 [1854], l. Pančić. Note: It is considered that this species disappeared from Belgrade, because in the last 50 years it has not been recorded in this area (Jakovljević 2006). Anthemis austriaca Jacq [Jacq.] 212 [Serbia] In arvis ad Deligrad [near Aleksinac], Serb. austral. [australis], Jul 847 [1847], l. Pančić. Anthriscus cerefolium L. [(L.) Hoffm.] 213 [Romania] in saxosis ad Ruskberg [Rusca Montană, Caraş-Severin County] in Banatus [Banat], Jul 844 [1844], l. Pančić. BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 2012, 5: 37-71. 41 Apera spica-venti PB. [(L.) Beauv.] 214 No data. “I guess that inflorescence branches are accidentally elongated and if they are constantly long like this, obviously it is new!” [J. Pančić, in Serbian]. Arceuthobium oxycedri MB. [(DC.) Bieb.] 215 [Serbia] super oxycedrum [Juniperus oxycedrus L.] in rupestrib. [rupestribus] serpentinaceis M. Stolovi, Serb. merid. [meridionalis], Aug., l. Pančić. Artemisia scoparia WK. [Waldst. & Kit.] 216 [Serbia] through the tower of Slankamen [J. Pančić, in Serbian]. Asperula arvensis L. 217 [Hungary] M. Schwabenberg [Svábhegy] ad Budam [Buda: western part of Budapest], Jul 837 [1837], l. Pančić. Asperula hexaphylla All. – A. capitata Kit. ex Schult. 218 [Romania] Rupestrib. [rupestribus] M. Domugled [Domogled] prope Mehadijam [Mehadia, Caraş-Severin County], Jun 844 [1844], l. Pančić. Obs. Endemic to south and east Carpathians (Ehrendorfer & Krendl 1976: 12). Asplenium adianthum-nigrum [adiantum-nigrum L.] var. serpentini sensu Pančić = A. cuneifolium Viv. 219 [Serbia] in rupestrib. [rupestribus] Serpentinaceis ad Brđane [Brdjani, near Gornji Milanovac], Serb. Centr. [centralis], Jul 858 [1858], l. Pančić. Asplenium trichomanes L. 220 [Serbia] in rupib. [rupibus] ad Topčider [Belgrade], Jul 854 [1854], l. Pančić. Astragalus contortuplicatus L. 221 [Serbia] Arenosis ad Danubium [Danube] in procul