IDENTIDADE DE DOIS NOMES DE Lupinus L. (LEGUMINOSAE: PAPILIONOIDEAE), PUBLICADOS POR CARL VON LINNAEUS

Abstract

The present work investigated two species of plants of the genus Lupinus, namely Lupinus integrifolius L. and Lupinus stolonifer L., which, according to the initial survey, we were able to see that they were species whose names were not being assigned to any morph. Thus, as a way of finding and analyzing the identity of these species, as well as verifying whether there would be species typified and designated by these names, we chose to use a survey of classical and contemporary literature for the names Lupinus integrifolius L. and Lupinus stolonifer L. , as well as online research on sites commonly used in plant classification processes, such as: Global Plants; The Linnean Collections; Biodiversity Heritage Library; Tropics; Smithsonian Libraries and Jstor. Furthermore, visits to physical herbaria (NY and MO) were necessary to analyze the existence or not of original collections by Linnaues for the aforementioned names, and research into virtual herbaria that disposed of the collections of Carl von Linnaeus, BM, H, OXF, S, SBT, UPS and W (all abbreviations after Thiers, 2019). Still, regarding the herbaria, emails were exchanged with the curators, aiming to certify the existence or not of any original material. As a result, we found different notes for the species, targets of the present work, and, based on the methodology used, we were able to find strong evidence, based on the research with UPS which sent us two images of specimens identified as Lupinus integrifolius L. , as well as indications that the materials housed there would be original for this species, still depending on G's confirmation for an eventual lectotype designation. However, for the name Lupinus stolonifer L. we found uncertainty regarding the identity of this species, presenting only a reference to a plant in the LINN 898.5 herbarium with a question mark, representing uncertainty if this specimen corresponds to the name L. stolonifer. As a response obtained from the LINN team, Dr. Mark Spencer, there was uncertainty about it, as well as whether the existing copy would really be original material or not.