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And Herbaria Phytotaxa 165 (1): 001–101 ISSN 1179-3155 (print edition) www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ PHYTOTAXA Copyright © 2014 Magnolia Press Monograph ISSN 1179-3163 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.165.1.1 PHYTOTAXA 165 The plants by Daniel Rolander (c. 1723–1793) in Diarium Surinamicum (1754–1765) and herbaria PEDRO LUÍS RODRIGUES DE MORAES1, JAMES DOBREFF2 & LARS GUNNAR REINHAMMAR3 1Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Botânica, Av. 24 A 1515, Bela Vista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil. Email: [email protected] 2University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Liberal Arts, Classics Department, 100 Morrissey Blvd., 02125-3393 Boston, MA, USA. Email: [email protected] 3The Bergius Foundation at The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. Email: [email protected] Magnolia Press Auckland, New Zealand Accepted by Hans-Joachim Esser: 4 Jan. 2014; published: 16 Apr. 2014 1 De Moraes et al. The plants by Daniel Rolander (c. 1723–1793) in Diarium Surinamicum (1754–1765) and herbaria (Phytotaxa 165) 101 pp.; 30 cm. 16 Apr 2014 ISBN 978-1-77557-372-2 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-77557-373-9 (Online edition) FIRST PUBLISHED IN 2014 BY Magnolia Press P.O. Box 41-383 Auckland 1346 New Zealand e-mail: [email protected] http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ © 2014 Magnolia Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or disseminated, in any form, or by any means, without prior written permission from the publisher, to whom all requests to reproduce copyright material should be directed in writing. This authorization does not extend to any other kind of copying, by any means, in any form, and for any purpose other than private research use. ISSN 1179-3155 (Print edition) ISSN 1179-3163 (Online edition) 2 • Phytotaxa 165 (1) © 2014 Magnolia Press MORAES ET AL. Table of contents Abstract . 3 Resumo . 3 Introduction. 4 The ostracised Linnaean apostle . 5 The Diarium Surinamicum . 5 Rolander’s travel to Suriname. 6 The plants in Diarium Surinamicum. 6 Rolandrian specimens . 6 Reconstructing Rolander’s herbarium . 7 Annotated list of plant names in Diarium Surinamicum . 8 Rolander’s specimens in collections. 70 Acknowledgements. 78 References. 78 Index to Families. 100 Abstract The manuscripts of Diarium Surinamicum by Daniel Rolander practically remained ignored and unpublished for over 240 years, till the recent publication of its translation into English, which occurred in 2008. In this, the names of species described and/or cited by Rolander were faithfully retained, hence preserving the indication of them without authorship, for the vast majority. In the present work, all the names of plants that were treated by Rolander in his journal, about 664, including by tradition the fungi and algae, are contextualised in relation to the authorship, reference to the publication of the protologue, pagination of citations/descriptions in the manuscripts and in the published translation, indication of probable misidentifications with possible alternative names, vernacular names, and related literature. Additionally, we searched for the vouchers collected by Rolander, scattered in several herbaria, which have been linked to the probable names and descriptions in the diary. Given the considerable time till the publication of these names, and by the lack of indication of their nomenclatural types in the English version, the great majority of the new species described by Rolander, which would have priority if published in due time, became invalid names according to the ICN. Nevertheless, the list of Rolandrian species here presented, from his work that has finally taken a place in the history of natural sciences, shows that he was also a competent botanist, besides being a skilled entomologist, having recognised and detailedly described many of the Surinamese plants hitherto unknown to science. Key words: Carl Linnaeus, Christen Friis Rottbøll, historical collections, Peter Jonas Bergius, taxonomy, Surinamese flora Resumo Os manuscritos do Diarium Surinamicum de Daniel Rolander permaneceram praticamente ignorados e inéditos por mais de 240 anos, até a recente publicação de sua tradução para o Inglês, ocorrida em 2008. Nesta, os nomes das espécies descritas e/ou citadas por Rolander foram reproduzidos fielmente daquilo que se encontra nos manuscritos, conservando desta forma a não indicação da autoria, para a grande maioria dos mesmos. No presente trabalho, todos os nomes das plantas que foram tratadas por Rolander em seu diário, cerca de 664, incluindo-se por tradição os fungos e algas, são contextualizados quanto à autoridade, referência à publicação do protólogo, paginação das citações/descrições nos manuscritos e na tradução publicada, indicação de prováveis más identificações com possíveis nomes alternativos, nomes vernáculos, e literatura relacionada. Adicionalmente, buscou-se pelos vouchers coletados por Rolander, dispersos em vários herbários, que ora são indicados aos prováveis nomes e descrições do diário. Dado o considerável tempo para a publicação desses nomes, e por não terem a indicação dos tipos nomenclaturais na tradução para o Inglês, a grande maioria das espécies novas descritas por Rolander, que teriam prioridade se publicadas em sua devida época, tornaram-se nomes inválidos perante o Código Internacional de Nomenclatura Botânica (ICN). 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