Corresponding author: Magdalena Dudek (
Academic editor: Lorenzo Peruzzi
The lectotypification of six names of species, originally described as
Dudek M, Szlachetko DL (2021) Lectotypification of six names in the genus
The Neotropical orchid genus
Over the years, researchers have described a few similar genera,
Many orchid species were described in the 19th century without indicating any type material, or information about the location of the reference collection. The examination of any original material cited in the protologue is a remarkable step in taxonomic work. Our studies towards revising the genus
Jean Jules Linden was a Belgian botanist and was particularly fond of orchids. His first scientific expedition to Brazil lasted less than two years (September 1835–March 1837). Nicolas Funck, Auguste Ghiesbreght and he collected and brought back to Europe a large collection of plants and animals. During the following expedition (September 1837–December 1840) to Cuba and Mexico, he focused mainly on observing the habitat of orchids and collected them for breeding purposes and for adding to European herbaria. He was the first botanist whose findings revolutionised the cultivation of orchids in Europe (
Currently, we are carrying out a revision of
In the protologue of
During our research in herbaria, we located only a single
In the protologue of
In the protologue of
In addition, in Kew, there is a sheet which bears a drawing made on the basis of a specimen from Vienna. It is marked as a type as well; however, it was not made by the author of the species. According to the Code of Nomenclature (
In the protologue of
There is a Reichenbach drawing kept at W (W-R30233), labelled
In the short note following the protologue,
During our studies, we found five more specimens which are labelled
The specimen deposited in the Paris Herbarium (P00389695) was labelled by Garay as
In describing
In the short note following the protologue,
We would like to express our gratitude to the curators and staff of the Herbaria cited herein for their kind hospitality during our visits to their institutions. Additionally, we would like to thank Przemyslaw Baranow and Anna Król for preparing the drawings and Slawomir Nowak for his helpful comments and valuable advice on the manuscript. I am grateful to LINGUA LAB (