Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 111 277-285 Wien, März 2010 Short botanical notes E. Vitek*, W. Till**, H. Rainer*7**, B. Wallnöfer*, A. Igersheim* (eds.) This is a continuation of short taxonomical or floristic notes, which probably would not or not quickly be published. For making them availble for other researchers the curators of W and WU decided to edit this series in the Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums. The herbarium acronyms follow the Index Herbariorum (http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/), nomenclatoric authors are abbreviated according to the "International Plant Names Index" (http://www.ipni.org/ - search option "authors"). Dr. Ernst Vitek, Dr. Bruno Wallnöfer, Dr. Anton Igersheim, Mag. Heimo Rainer, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Botanische Abteilung Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Austria - [email protected] ** Dr. Walter Till, Mag. Heimo Rainer, Universität Wien, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Wien, Austria Typification of Galium teres with notes on the Galium glaucum-group in the Iberian Peninsula (Rubiaceae) F. Krendl* & E. Vitek* Kurzfassung Für Galium teres M e r i n o wird ein Lectotypus ausgewählt. G. decumanum K r e n d l wird als Synonym zum älteren G. teres festgestellt. Die Auffassung von K r e n d l (1979) über die Gliederung der Galium glaucum- Gruppe im Gebiet der Iberischen Halbinsel wird mit der Bearbeitung von O rtega Olivencia & Devesa (2007) in Flora Iberica verglichen. A bstract A lectotype is chosen for Galium teres M e r i n o . G. decumanum K r e n d l is stated as synonym to the earlier G. teres. The treament of the Galium glaucum- group in the Iberian Peninsula of K r e n d l (1979) is compa­ red with Flora Iberica (O livencia & Devesa 2007). Key Words: Rubiaceae, Galium glaucum, G. teres, G. decumanum; type, synonym. Introduction Kr e n d l (1979) distinguished three species in the Galium glaucum-group in the Iberian Peninsula: G. decumanum, G. pruinosum and G. murcicum. Galium teres was thought to be a synonym of G. xpomeranicum not belonging to the G. glaucum-group (E h r e n d o r - Franz Krendl, Ernst Vitek, Botanische Abteilung, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, 1010 Wien, Austria - [email protected] 2 7 8 Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien HOB Fig. 1: Galium teres, a) lectotype [LOU], b) isotype [MA], f e r & Kr e n d l 1976). During recent investigations the type of Galium teres was found and showed this taxon to be identical with Galium decumanum. Results Galium teres M e r in o , Fl. Galic. 2: 286 (1906) Lectotype (hic designatus)*: En las margenes del Sil - frente a la estacion de La Rua - Orense, Agosto 1905 R Merino [LOU 1089/1!]. The complete label: "Herbarium hispanicum boreo-occidentale, Lainz, S. I. Pliego, evidentemente de la primera recolecciön, del que retiro la etiqueta y un lectotipo. Aquella dice: En las margenes del Sil - frente a la estacion de La Rua - Orense 1. P.M. [leg. P. Merino]. Fecha, segün la etiqueta de lo mandado a Pau: Agosto 1905". Annotation: The word lectotipo is not used in the formal sense, no publication has been found. Isotype**: Galium sp. nov. Merino in schedulis. 10*** Sil ad viam ferrram La Rua (Lugo), Aug. 1905 Merino [MA 198872 (ex herbarium Pau)!] - determined as Gal­ ium glaucum subsp. australe by A. Ortega Olivencia 2006. ** Though the labels are not completely identical, the specimens are obviously from the same collection. ***unclear whether this number is of Merino or Pau. = Galium decumanum K r e n d l , Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 82: 305 (1979), syn.n. Holotype: Bragan£a, Monte de S. Bartolomeu, 24.6.1955, A. Femandes, J. Matos & A. Matos [COI!] V it e k , T i l l , W a l l n ö f e r , I g e r s h e im & R a in e r (eds.): Short botanical notes 279 Discussion Kr e n d l (1979) distinguished three species of the Galium glaucum group in the Iberian Peninsula, with a fourth one found nearby on the French side of the Pyrenees. All these species are diploid (2n = 22) in contrast to the tetraploid G. glaucum (2n = 44) in France. In Flora Iberica (O r t e g a O l iv e n c ia & D e v e s a 2007), part of these have been reduced to the level of subspecies, thus putting units of different ploidy level into one species. Following is a table, outlining how the taxa correspond. Table 1: Comparison of taxonomic opinions of K r e n d l (1979) and O r t e g a O l iv e n c ia & D e v e s a (2007). Krendl 1 979 O r t e g a O l iv e n c ia & D e v e s a 2 0 0 7 ploidy level distribution (simplified) G. teres (sub G. decumanum ) 2x G. glaucum ssp. australe NW of Iberian Peninsula G. murcicum 2x G. glaucum ssp. murcicum SE of Iberian Peninsula G. p ruinös um 2x G. pruinosum SE of Iberian Peninsula [G .festivum 2x Pyrenees (France)] [G. glaucum 4x France, N to Denmark, E to Romania (Kr e n d l 2 0 0 3 )] Literatur E h r e n d o r f e r F. & K r e n d l F., 1976: Galium sect. Galium. — In: T u t in T .G . & al.: Flora Euro­ paea 4: 21-23. K r e n d l F., 1979: Die Arten der Galium glaucum-Gruppe auf der Iberischen Halbinsel und ein Vergleich mit dem Galium cinereum A l l . - Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 82: 291-318. K r e n d l F. 2003: Galium glaucum L. und Galium eruptivum K r e n d l sp.n. (Rubiaceae). — Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B, 104: 567-690. O r t e g a O l iv e n c ia A. & D e v e s a J.A., 2007: Galium.- In: D e v e s a J.A., G o n z a l o R. & H e r r e r o A. (eds.) Flora Iberica 15: 56-162. 280 Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 110B Astragalus neo-assadabadensis n om .n . for Astragalus assadabadensis Maassoumi, nom. illeg. (Fabaceae) F. Ghahremaninejad* & A A . Maassoumi** Astragalus L., a member of the legume family (Fabaceae), is the largest genus in flora of Iran (M aassoumi 1998). The mountainous region of "Assadabad" with its attractive landscape is located in Hamadan province, W. Iran. Due to the fact that with almost 3,000 species (Lock & Simpson 1991) the authors of new taxa of Astragalus frequently use the name of the type locality as suitable specific epithet, two different species of Astragalus were named A. assadabadensis. Both taxa are narrow endemics which thrive only in Hamadan province. They are mem­ bers of the Irano-Turanian floristic element: Astragalus assadabadensis M aassoumi (M aassoumi 2005, published “after 5 Aug. 2005” according to the International Plant Names Index, IPNI) and A. assadabadensis F.G hahrem . & P odlech (G hahremani ­ nejad & Podlech 2005, published “29 Jun. 2005” according to IPNI). Thus, according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (M cN eill & al. 2006), the former taxon is invalid and needs to be renamed. Astragalus neo-assadabadensis F.Ghahrem . & M aassoumi , nom.n. = Astragalus assadabadensis M aassoumi , Gen. Astragalus Iran 5: 401 (2005). Type: Hamadan, Assadabad, 2000 m, D53, without collector, s.n. [holo. TARI], Acknowledgments We thank Dr. John Edmondson (Heswall, UK) for his opinion about the text. References G hahremaninejad F. & P o d l e c h D ., 2005: Astragalus assadabadensis (Fabaceae), a new species from Iran. - Ann. Bot. Fennici 42 (3): 207-209. L o c k J. & S im p s o n K., 1991: Legumes of West Asia, a Check-List. - Kew: Royal Botanic Gar­ dens. M a a s s o u m i A.A., 1998: A stra g a lu s in the Old World, a check-list. - Tehran: Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands. M a a s s o u m i A.A., 2005: The genus A stra g a lu s in Iran, vol. 5. - Tehran: Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands. M c N eill J. & al., 2006: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code). - Reg- num Vegetabile 146. Dr. Farrokh Ghahremaninejad, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Moallem University, 49 Dr. Mofatteh Avenue, 15614 Tehran, Iran. - [email protected] ** Dr. Ali Asghar Maassoumi, Department of Botany, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O. Box 13185-116, Tehran, Iran. - [email protected] V it e k , T il l , W a l l n ö f e r , I g e r s h e im & R a in e r (eds.): Short botanical notes 281 Erysimum evinense Polatschek nom.n. pro E. iranicum P o l a t s c h e k A. Polatschek* Erysimum iranicum Polatschek wurde 2008 beschrieben. Während weiterer Recher­ chen für die monographische Bearbeitung der Gattung wurde das gültig beschriebene E. iranicum B ornmüller (1896) gefunden, das leider auch in IPNI nicht aufgelistet wird. Es ist daher notwendig, für das jüngere Homonym einen neuen Namen zu vergeben. Erysimum evinense Polatschek, nom.n. = Erysimum iranicum P olatschek , Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B, 109: 161-162 (2008). Typus: Iran: Kurdistan: 16 km N Hussainabad between Sanadaj and Saqqez, 2340 m; 20. 5. 1966, J. Archibald 2100 [Holotypus E!, Isotypi K!, W 1968-17076!].