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Khamar H, Oualidi JE, Touhami AO, Civeyrel L (2023) Nomenclature and typification in Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) from North Africa. PhytoKeys 225: 115-152. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.225.99356
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The progress of taxonomic work on native Verbascum L. taxa found in Morocco led to a search for reference specimens in various herbaria. This process was extended to the taxa found in the other four countries of North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt), which make up the southern shore of the Mediterranean basin. Numerous names were identified as needing typification or requiring corrections of their earlier lectotypifications in order to stabilize their nomenclature and provide a better definition of each taxon. As a result, lectotypes are now designated for 35 names, a neotype is proposed for V. ballii (Batt.) Hub.-Mor., and second-step lectotypes are proposed for V. faurei subsp. acanthifolium (Pau) Benedí & J.M.Monts. and V. pinnatisectum (Batt.) Benedí. Comments have been added for each typified name. Known isolectotypes are also mentioned whenever possible. Furthermore, some new combinations are proposed in this paper, namely V. longirostre var. antiatlantica (Emb.) Khamar, comb. nov., V. longirostre var. atlantica (Maire) Khamar, comb. nov., and V. longirostre var. hoggarica (Maire) Khamar, comb. nov.
genus Verbascum, lectotypification, nomenclature, North Africa
Verbascum L. (including Celsia L.) is a diverse genus of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae sensu stricto, tribe Scrophularieae (sensu Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG-IV) 2016), including 497 taxa (465 species and 32 subspecies) (
In continental North Africa (Fig.
In continental North Africa, the genus has been studied by different authors from the late 18th / early 19th centuries to the present, and various accounts have been made:
The present paper constitutes a preliminary step towards a taxonomic and nomenclatural revision of the taxa growing in North Africa. The purpose is to (1) contribute to nomenclatural stability of the species by clarifying the type citations, the designation of lectotypes, holotypes or neotypes when necessary, or the indication of previous typifications, and (2) provide an updated list of synonyms for each taxon.
All the protologues of each validly published name for Verbascum taxa occurring in continental North Africa, as well as their synonyms, were consulted and critically reviewed. The biogeographic area was considered to extend from the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the southern phytogeographic limit of the genus Verbascum, which is marked in southwestern Morocco by the presence of V. sinuatum L., V. tetrandrum Barr and Murb, V. maroccanum (Ball.) Huber-Morath and V. longirostre (Murb.) Huber-Morath; by V. dentifolium Delile and V. longirostre (Murb.) Huber-Morath in the Algerian Sahara (Hoggar in southern Algeria), by V. tibesticum (Quézel) Hub.-Mor. in the northern part of the Tibesti mountain range in Chad near the Chadian-Libyan border (Fig.
Three key elements were taken into account to verify the original type plants (
Type herbarium specimens and authentic collections were examined, from the corresponding herbaria or mainly from the material loaded on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF; available online at http://www.gbif.org/occurence), JSTOR Global Plant Science (available online at http://plants.jstor.org), and also from online access to the permanent websites of herbaria (in bold are indicated herbarium codes according to
Under the guidance of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN;
The following websites were also checked to collect more data about types, bibliographical citations in the original publications, names, and synonymies: the Euro + Med PlantBase (http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp), the International Plant Name Index (IPNI 2022; http://www.ipni.org), Plants of the World Online (POWO 2022; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/), Tropicos (http://www.tropicos.prg/Home.aspx), and the
The taxa covered in this study are sorted in alphabetical order, according to their current accepted name (in bold), followed by the author citation, the bibliographic reference of the protologue or the nomenclatural recombination, the transcription of the original label of the specimen designated as type (lectotype, isolectotype, or neotype), and a barcode number following the herbarium acronym whenever available. Moreover, the homotypic and/or heterotypic synonyms for each name are quoted in chronological order. Comments have been added for each typified name.
= Verbascum repandum Batt., in Suppl. aux Phanérog.: 69. 1910. Nonæ Willd. Enum. pl. hort. Berol.: 226, 1809.
= Verbascum pseudoblattaria auct., (sensu Batt) in Contrib. Fl. Atl.: 62. 1919., non. pseudoblattaria Schleicher, in Cat. Pl. Helv. ed. 4: 36. 1821. Type: [Algeria]. O. Djebel-M’zi, [without date], J. A. Battandier s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU006498]!; isolectotype MPU [MPU006497]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu006498]
[Algeria]. Djebel Aïssa, rocailles gréseuses près de l’Aïn-Aïssa, 1600 m, [without date], J. A. Battandier s. n. (Lectotype, designated here: P [P00083087]!; isolectotype MPU [MPU007787, MPU007788]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.p00083087]
Verbascum atlanticum was described by
In his contributions for the Atlantic Flora,
≡ Celsia ballii Batt., in Battandier & Trabut, Fl. Algèrie, Dicot.: 628. 1889 [basionym]. Type: [Algeria]. Oued Biskra, April 1895, J. A. Battandier, s.n. (Neotype, designated here: MPU [MPU007789]!, isoneotype MPU [MP007790]!). [image of neotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu007789]. ≡ Celsia laciniata var. ballii (Batt.) Batt., in Battand. & Trab. Fl. Anal. & Synopt. Alg.-Tun.: 243. 1902. ≡ Verbascum ballii (Batt.) Qaiser, in Fl. Libya 88: 26. 1982, comb. nov. superfl.
= Celsia cretica var. cavanillesii auct. Spicil. Fl. Maroc: 584. 1878, Non Celsia cretica var. cavanillesii Kunze ex Willk., in Willk. & Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 545. 1870; nec C. cavanillesii Kunze in Flora 29: 698. 1846.
= Celsia laciniata var. brvipes Barratte, in Bonnet & Barratte Cat. Rais. Pl. Vasc. Tunisie: 311. 1896. Type: not designated.
When he described this species, Battandier (in
≡ Celsia battandieri Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n.f., 22(1): 209.1925. Type: [Algeria]. Algérie occid. Oran, à Santa Cruz, rochers calcaires au-dessus du col, 15 May 1924, A. Faure, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: JE [JE00013725]!; isolectotype: JE [JE00013700, JE00013701, JE00013702, JE00013703]!).[image available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.je00013725)].
= Celsia laciniata auct., in Battandier & Trabut, Fl. Alg. 1(4): 629. 1890, non C. laciniata Poir., Lam., in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 147. 1811, nec C. laciniata Coss. ex Ball, in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 585. 1878.
= Celsia barnadesii var. mauritanica Pau, in Mem. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Ser. Bot. 1(1): 59. 1922 [basionym]. Type: [Morocco]. Riff oriental aux alentours de Zeluan, 2 May 1910, C. Pau s.n. (Lectotype designated by
= Celsia rhiphaea Murb., in Bot. Not. 1945: 109. 1945 [basionym]. Type: [Morocco]. In declivibus calc, littoris rhiphaei, ad pedem Yebel Malmusi (Bocoya), 100 m alt., 4 June 1927, Font-Quer 565. B: [n. v.] ([Type specimen is not traced; likely the sheet has been destroyed during the World War II (Hiepko, 1987)]). ≡ Verbascum rhiphaeum (Murb.) Hub.-Mor., in Bauhinia 5(1): 14. 1973.
In the protologue of this species,
= Blattaria alba Mill., Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict. 1: 45. 1760.
= Verbascum glabrum Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. VIII: n. 8 1768.
= Verbascum cordatum Desf., in Fl. Atl. 1: 186. 1798.
= Verbascum repandum Willd., Enumeratio Plantarum: 226. 1809.
≡ Thapsus blattaria (L.) Raf., in Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838.
= Verbascum blattaria var. albiflorum G.Don, in Gen. Hist. 4: 497 1838. ≡ Verbascum blattaria f. albiflora (G.Don) House, in Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243–244: 45. 1923.
= Verbascum blattaria var. albiflorum Kuntze, in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 468.1891, nom. illeg.
= Blattaria vulgaris Fourr., in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, N. S. 17: 125. 1869.
= Verbascum blattaria var. brevipedicellatum Halácsy. in Ost. bot. Zeitschr. XLII: 419. 1892. Type: [Greece]. Insula Thasos. Limenas, in pratis arenosis in oliveto. 04 June 1891, P. Sintenis & J. F. N Bornmüller 655 (Lectotype, designated here: LD [LD1393506 image!]; isolectotypes JE [JE00012328 image!], K [K000806399 image!], B [B100278360 image!, B100278359 image!]. [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ld1393506]. (2)
= Verbascum blattaria var. crenatum Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 10. 1909.
= Verbascum rhinanthifolium Davidov in Trav. Soc. Bulg. Sci. Nat. 8: 101. 1915.
= Verbascum carduifolium Murb. ex. Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(2): 131. 1929. ≡ Verbascum blattaria var. carduifolium Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2n.f., 29 (2): 567. 1933. Type: [Greece]. Malakasi; in vinetis, 17 June 1896, P. Sintenis, 632. (leolotype, designated here: B [B100278358 image!]; isolectotypes: WU [WU0126534 image!], LD [LD1364911 image!, LD1395023 image!, LD1392908 image!, LD1394623 image!]). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.b_10_0278358]. (3)
= Verbascum blattaria var. gracilipes Murb. in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2n.f., 29 (2): 566. 1933. Type: [Greece]. Volo: Portaria, in vinetis, 02 September 1896, P. Sintenis 1301 (Lectotype, designated here: B [B100278357 image!]; isolectotypes: JE [JE00012330 image!, JE00012331 image!]; WU [WU0126494 image!]). [Greece]. In valle Tempe: prope Papapuli 28–31 Jully 1913, B. Tuntas, 1954 (Residual syntype: WU [WU0126493]!; In valle Tempe: prope Papapuli 28–31 July 1913, B. Tuntas, 1955 (Residual syntype: WU [WU0126492 image!]). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.b_10_0278357]. (4)
= Verbascum blattaria var. brachycalyx Murb. in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2n.f., 29 (2): 567. 1933. Type: [Greece]. Insula Zakynthos (Zante): in humidis montis Skopos; reg. infer, 4 May 1926, J. F. N. Bornmüller 1177 (Lectotype, designated here: B [B100278364 image!]; isolectotypes: B [B100278363 image!]). [Greece]. Insula Kephalonia, in olivetis ad Argostoli, 23 May 1926, J. F. N. Bornmüller 1174 (Residual syntype: JE [JE00012329 image!], S [S10-26942 image!, S12-12718 image!]). [Greece]. Insula Zakynthos (Zante), in herbidum montis Skopos, 04 May 1926, J. F. N. Bornmüller 1177 (Residual syntype: S [S10-26943 image!]). [GREECE]. Insula Zakynthos (Zante); in olivetis 23 May 1926, J. F. N. Bornmüller 1174 (Residual syntype: B [B100278367 image!]). [Greece]. Insula Zakynthos (Zante); in olivetis, 02 May 1926, J. F. N. Bornmüller 1175 (Residual syntype: B [B100278366 image!]). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.b_10_0278364]. (5)
(lectotype was designated by
Original material is kept in the Linnaean Herbarium at the Linnean Society of London; an image of the lectotype is available at http://linnean-online.org/1836/.
(2) No specimens were cited in the protologue (
(3) The name of Verbascum carduifolium was first published by
(4) In the protologue of Verbascum blattaria var. gracilipes,
(5) In describing Verbascum blattaria var. brachycalyx,
= Verbascum majale DC., in Fl. Franç. 6: 415. 1815.
= Verbascum bicolor Badarò in Brugnat. Giorn. Fis. Dec. II. vii.: 365. 1824.
= Lychnitis boerhavii (L.) Fourr. in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon ser. 2 17: 125. 1869.
= Celsia floccosa Porta, in Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 19: 313. 1887, nom. illegit., non Benth.
= Vrebascum portae Willk. in Ill. Fl. Hispan. 2: 124. 1888.
= Verbascum boerhavii var. knochei Benedí, Orell & J.J.Orell in Butll. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 57: 62. 1989.
= Verbascum boerhavii var. longebracteatum Willk., Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan.: 170. 1893.
= Verbascum majale var. bicolor (Badarò) Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 9. 1909.
= Verbascum majale var. lanceolatum Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 9. 1909.
= Verbascum boerhavii var. portae (Willk.) Knoche, Fl. Balear. 2: 367. 1922.
= Verbascum boerhavii f. bicolor (Badarò) Murb., in Acta Univ. Lund. ser. 2 29(2): 159. 1933.
= Verbascum hookerianum var. pseudocalycinum Maire & Murb. in Bull. Sco. D’Hist. Nat. Afr. Du Nord 18: 84. 1927. Type: [Morocco]. Grand Atlas, Reraya: rocailles porphyriques au-dessous du Tizi-n-Tagherat, 2600–2800 m, 21 July 1922, R. Maire s.n. (lectotype, designated here: RAB [RAB030509!]!). [Morocco]. Grand Atlas, Reraya: rocailles porphyriques au-dessous du Tizi-n-Tagherat, 2500–2800 m, 23 July 1922, R. Maire s.n. (Residual syntype: MPU [MPU010269!; MPU010270!]). [Morocco]. Grand Atlas, Reraya: rocailles porphyriques au-dessous du Tizi-n-Tagherat, 3000 m, 23 July 1922, R. Maire s.n. (Residual syntype: MPU [MPU010268!]). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.rab030509](2)
= Verbascum boerhavii subsp. portae (Willk.) Malag., Sin. Fl. Ibér. 92: 1465. 1978.
(lectotype designated by
Original material is kept in the Linnaean Herbarium at the Linnean Society of London; an image of the lectotype is available at http://linneanonline.org/1832/.
(2) Maire and Murbeck (in
[Morocco]. High Atlas: rocks of the Ait Mesan valley 1300–1400 m, 13–16 May 1871, J. Ball, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: K [K000410936]!; isolectotype: K [K000410937]!, P [P03420188]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000410936]
In the protologue of Verbascum calycinum,
≡ Celsia cretica L., in Syst. Veg. ed. 13: 470. 1774. Type: [Italy]. Ponae Ital. [Lectotype, designated here: Herb. Linn. No. 774.3 (LINN)! (image available at: http://linnean-online.org/7174/); isolectotype: Linn. No. 774.4 (LINN)! (image available at http://linnean-online.org/7175/)]. (1)
= Verbascum lyratum Lam., Encyclop. 4: 223. 1797, nom. illegit., non V. lyratum Pourret, Mém. Acad. Toulouse, ser. 1, 3: 332. 1788 (=V. chaixii Vill).
= Ditoxia lyrata Raf., in Précis Découv. Somiol.: 40. 1814, nom. illegit.
= Celsia lyrata (Lam.) G.Don, in Gen. Syst. 4: 499. 1837, nom. illegit.
= Thapsandra cretica (L.) Griseb., in Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 40. 1844.
= Celsia cavanillesii Kunze in Flora 29: 698. 1846.
= Verbascum creticum (L.) Kuntze, in Revis. Gen. Pl.: 468. 1891, comb. nov. superfl.
= Celsia balearica Gand. in Fl. Eur. 16: 112. 1889, nom. inval.
= Celsia cretica subsp. balearica Gand. ex Gand., in Nov. Consp. Fl. Eur.:345. 1910.
= Lasiake lyratum (Lam.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838. nom. illegit.
= Celsia verbascifolia R.Hern. ex J.J.Rodr., Fl. Menorca: 94. 1901, nom. nud.
= Celsia cretica f. pallenscens Maire, in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 308. 1931. Type: [Algeria]. Bône, pentes de l’Edough, grès, 600 m., 30 April 1930, R. Maire s.n (lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU002670]!; isolectotype: MPU [MPU002671]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu002670](2)
(1)
Among the original material of the genus Celsia, preserved in Linnaean herbaria, three sheets relevant to Celsia cretica were found: the first (Herb. Linn. No. 774.3, image available at: http://linnean-online.org/7174/) is annotated at the bottom “celsia cretica” and “774.3” at above the right hand of the sheet by Linnaeus. The second specimen (Herb. Linn. No. 774.4, image available at: http://linnean-online.org/7175/) is annotated “cretica” at the base and “774.4” at above the right corner of the sheet. Both specimens are clearly showing the characters mentioned in the Linnaeus [son] (1781) diagnosis. After careful examination of the available collections and consideration of all elements in the protologue, the sheet No. 774.3 is the most complete and well conserved, and it is designated here as the lectotype of the name Verbascum creticum. However, the sheet No. 774.4 is selected here as the isolectotype.
(2) In the protologue of Celsia cretica f. pallenscens,
≡ Celsia sinuata var. demnatensis Maire & Murb., in Murbeck, Contr. Fl. Maroc: 40. 1923. Type: [Morocco]: Rocailles calcaires au N. d’El-Arba près Demnat 3 Avril 1921, R. Maire, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU004004]!; isolectotype P [P00083083]!). [(image available at https://herbier.umontpellier.fr/zoomify/zoomify.php?fichier=MPU004004]
= Celsia lyrata var. demnatensis (Maire & Murb.) Murb., in Lund. Univ. Arssk., n. f. 2, 22(1): 199. 1925.
= Celsia demnatensis (Maire & Murb.) Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 438. 1938.
= Verbascum pseudocreticum subsp. demnatense (Maire & Murb.) Ibn Tattou, in Index Syn. Fl. Afrique N. 5: 304. 2013.
This taxon was firstly published by
= Verbascum granatense Boiss., in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 441. 1841. Type: [Spain]. Alhambra [P. E. Boissier] s.n. (lectotype, designated by
= Verbascum cossonianum Ball, in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 583. 1878. Locality citation in the Protologue of Type: [Morocco]. Mar. merid. In provincia Mtouga prope castellum gubernatoris, 29 May 1871, Ball, J. s.n. Type: Non vidi.
= V. nevadense sensu Batt., Fl. Algérie, Suppl. Phan.: 69. 1910. non Boiss.
[France]. Hortus monspeliensis, Julio 1826, N:10 [A. R. Delile] s.n. (Lectotype designated here: MPU [MPU020145, MPU020144]!). [France]. Hortus Monspeliensis, July 1831, [A. R. Delile] s.n. (residual syntype: MPU [MPU020143]!). [images of lectotype available at (image available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu020144 and at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu020145]
Verbascum dentifolium was described by
= Celsia sinuata Cav., in Anal. Cienc. Nat. 3: 68. 1801.
= Celsia laciniata Poir., Lam., in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 147. 1811.
= Celsia barnadesii var. baetica Willk., in Ill. Fl. Hispan. 2(14): 55. 1888.
= Celsia jeriaensis Pérez Lara, in Willk. Ill. FI. Hispan. 2(14): 56. 1888, nom. nud.
= Verbascum laciniatum (Poir.) Kuntze, in Rev. Gen. 469. 1891.
= Celsia baetica (Willk.) Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, n. s. 17 (9): 3. 1921.
= Celsia baetica (Willk.) Font Quer, in Butll. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat . 26: 56. 1926. comb. nov. superfl.
= Celsia lyrata var. sinuata (Cav.) Maire, in Jahand. & Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc: 668. 1934.
[Morocco]: Tánger vicinii, [Without date], Broussonet, s.n. (lectotype, designated by
This species was originally described as Celsia sinuata by
≡ Celsia faurei Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n.f., 17(9): 7. 1921. Type: [Algeria]. Oued-Imbert (dépt d’Oran). Lieux rocailleux, 4 Juin 1911, A. Faure, 304 [Superseded lectotype, selected by
≡ Celsia acanthifolia Pau in Font Quer. Iter Maroc. n° 566. 1927. Type: [Morocco]. pr. Badú (Atlante rhiphaeo); Hab. in saxosis, solo schistose, 6 July 1927, P. Font Quer, 566 (lectotype, selected by
≡ Celsia acanthifolia Pau, in Cavanillesia 1: 47. 1928, nom. nud.
≡ Celsia faurei var. acanthifolia (Pau) Maire in Jahand. & Maire. Cat. PI. Maroc.3: 669 (1934).
The taxonomic status of Celsia acanthifolia has been assessed by some authors. Maire (in
= Celsia betonicifolia Desf., in Flora Atlantica 2: 58. 1798. Type: [Algeria]. In arvis in cultis Algeriae, [without date], R. L. Desfontaines, s.n. (Lectotype, designated by
= Verbascum betonicifolium (Desf.) Kunze, Revis. Gen. Pl.: 469. 1891, nom. illegit. non V. betonicifolium Desf. in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 11: 54. 1808.
= Ditoxia betonicifolia (Desf.) Raf., Prec. Découv. Somiol.: 40. 1814.
≡ Verbascum thapsus subsp. gaetulum Maire, in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 9: 182. 1918. Type: Morocco]: Djebel Araïra, lits des oueds, 1400 m, 29 Mai 1918, R. Maire, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU000364]!; isolectotype: MPU[MPU000365]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu000364]
≡ Verbascum simplex var. gaetulum (Maire) Maire, in Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 665. 1934.
During our research, we have found two sheets (MPU000364, MPU000365) corresponding to the original material of this taxon preserved at Herb. MPU, where the main collection of Maire is kept. According to
= Verbascum tagadirtense Murb., in Murbeck, Contr. Fl. Maroc 2(19): 39. 1923. ≡ Verbascum hookerianum var. tagadirtense (Murb.) Murb., in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 18: 83. 1927. Type: [Morocco]. Région du Grand Atlas: Tagadirt N’Bourd, c. 1000 m, 09 May 1921, Sv. Murbeck s.n. (lectotype, designated here: LD [LD1216036]!; isolectotypes LD [LD1215976]!). (2)
= Verbascum hookerianum var. ballii Murb., in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 18: 83. 1927, nom. nov. superfl.
[Morocco]. South Morocco Greater Atlas, May 1871, Hooker s. n. (lectotype, designated here: K [K000410848]!). [image of the lectotype available at http://specimens.kew.org/herbarium/K000410848] (1) .
Verbascum hookerianum, was established by
(2) The protologue of V. tagadirtense comprises a complete description in Latin, followed by the provenance “Région du Grand Atlas-. Pentes broussailleuses à Tagadirt N’Bourd, c. 900 m”, but no indication about the name of the herbarium where the type is preserved (
= Verbascum spinosum Delile, Fl. AEg. Illustr.: 55. 1813; non L. Cent. II. plant.: 10. 1756. & Amoen. Acad. IV: 307. 1759.
= Verbascum marniaricum Letournex ap. Barbey Herboris, au Levant: 148. 1882, nom. nud.
= Verbascum tourneuxii Aschers., ap. Barbey 1. C: 182, nom. nud.. Aschers., ap. Aschers. & Schweinf. Illustr. l’I. d. Egypt. in Mém. Instit. Egypt., II: 114. 1887.
[Egypt]. In apricis calcareo-argillosis prope Oum Rakoumi et Matrouka in Marmorica ad limites Cyrenaicae, April 1879, A. Letourneux, s.n. (lectotype, designated here: G [G00015113]!; isolectotype: W [W1889-0043225]!, G [G00015111, G00015112, G00015114]!, S [S10-27120]!, K [K000975868]!, P [P03417358, P03417357, P03417360, P03417361]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.g00015113].
Ascherson (in
Based on the type specification given in the protologue (locality, collector, and collection date), eleven sheets were traced in different herbaria belonging to the Letourneux collections: W (W1889-0043225), G (G00015111, G00015112, G00015113, G00015114), S (S10-27120), K (K000975868), and P (P03417358, P03417357, P03417360, P03417361). Since the type has not been specified, all of the specimens are to be recognized as syntypes according to Art. 9.6 of the ICN (
≡ Celsia longirostris Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n.f, 22(1): 190. 1925. Type: [Morocco]. Oudjan, Sud-Ouest du Maroc. 1875, A. S. Mardochée, s.n. (lectotype, designated here: P [P03425558]!, isolectotype: P [P03425557]!, K [K000410860, K000410861]!). [Morocco]. Chtouka, Sud-ouest du Maroc, 1875, A. S. Mardochée, s.n. (residual syntype: P [P03425553, P03425563]!). [Morocco]. Ida ouchemlal, Sud-ouest du Maroc, 1875, A. S. Mardochée, s.n. (residual syntype: P [P03425555, P03425559]!). [Morocco]. Districts de Tazeroualt et Issghivar jusqu’au Si Ahmed ou Moussa 1876, A. S. Mardochée, s.n (residual syntype: P [P03425560]!). [Morocco]. Tamelat, Sud-ouest du Maroc, 1875, A. S. Mardochée, s.n (residual syntype: P [P03425565]!). [image of lectotype available at https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/p0342555)] (1)
= Celsia maroccana Coss. (in sched) non Ball.
Moreover, as mentioned by
≡ Celsia longirostris var. antiatlantica Emb., in Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 15: 185. 1936. Type: [Morocco]: Anti-Atlas occidental: Falaises gréseuses du Kest, 1400–1500m, 2 May 1936, L. Emberger, s.n. (lectotype, designated here: RAB [RAB030634]!; isolectotype: RAB [RAB030632, RAB030633!, RAB030635]!, MPU [MPU006100, MPU006101]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.rab030634]
≡ Celsia longirostris var. atlantica Maire, in Maire, Contrib. Étude Fl. Afrique Nord 31: 29. 1940. Type: [Morocco]. in faucibus amnis Dades Atlantis Majoris, solo lapidoso calcareo. 1500m, 21 June 1939, R. Maire & M. Weiller, 355 (lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU008974]!; isolectotype: RAB [RAB030628]!). [Morocco]. Grand Atlas: gorges de Tisgi au-dessus des sources du Todra, 11 Juin 1939, G. Malençon s.n (Residual syntype: MPU [MPU059325]!) [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu008974]
Celsia longirostris var. atlantica was described
≡ Celsia longirostris var. hoggarica Maire, in Maire, Contrib. Étude Fl. Afrique Nord 31: 29. 1940. Type [Algeria]. In ditione Ahaggar: Tin-Ouzel, granit et roches volcaniques, 2070 m, 31 Mars 1928, R. Maire, 880 (lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU004308]!). [Algeria]. In montibus Tefedest, in alveo lapidoso granitico amnis Araghan, 1100 m, 10 Avril 1928, R. Maire 881 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU004307]!). [Algeria]. Hoggar: Oued Tamanghasset, 28 Février 1933, J. Lauriol, 363 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU004306]!). [Algeria]. Hoggar: ravins de l’Adrar Haggerane, 03 Mars 1933, J. Lauriol, s.n. (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059321]!). [Algeria]. In ditione Ahaggar: Tezzeït, in rupestribus basalticis, 1700–1800 m, 4 Avril 1928, R. Maire 879 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU004304, MPU004305]!). In ditione [Algeria]. In ditione Ahaggar: in rupestribus graniticis secus amnem Tihaliouin, 2150 m, 22 Martii 1928, R. Maire 876 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059319]). [Algeria]. In ditione Ahaggar: Imerera in rupestribus basalticis, 1950–2000 m, 23 Martii 1928, R. Maire 874 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059318]!). [Algeria]. In montibus Atokor-n-Ahaggar: in rupestribus graniticis secus amnem Haman, 2000–2001 m, 14 Martii 1928, R. Maire 875 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059322]!). [Algeria]. In montibus Atokor-n-Ahaggar: in alvio amnis Temmes-Lezzemt, solo granitico, 2000 m, 15 Martii 1928, R. Maire 878 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059306]!). [Algeria]. In ditione Ahaggar: Issekkarassen in rupestribus basalticis, 2070 m 22 Martii 1928, R. Maire 877 (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059320]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu004308]
When Celsia longirostris var. hoggarica was published (
= Verbascum album Mill., in Gardeners Dictionary, Edition 8. London: 3. 1768.
= Blattaria alba Medik., in Vorles. Churpfälz. Phys.-Okon. Ges. 4(1): 230. 1789.
= Verbascum biebersteinii Besser, Index Seminum (Kalin) 1820: 8. 1820.
= Verbascum micranthum Moretti, Giornale di Fisica II, 5: 111. 1822.
= Verbascum weldenii F.Braun ex Moretti, Giornale di Fisica II, 5: 43. 1822.
= Verbascum incanum Gaudin, in Fl. Helv. 2: 121. 1828.
= Verbascum orchideum Host, in Fl. Austriaca 1: 288. 1827.
= Verbascum leucanthemum Dufour ex Gren. & Godr., in Grenier, Fl. France 2: 552. 1853.
≡ Thapsus lychnitis (L.) Raf., in Flora Telluriana 4: 89. 1838.
≡ Lychnitis alba Fourr., in Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon., 17: 125. 1869.
≡ Lychnitis lutea Fourr., in Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon., 17: 125. 1869.
= Verbascum lychnitis subvar. albiflorum Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 14. 1909.
= Verbascum lychnitis subvar. aureiflorum Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 14. 1909.
= Verbascum lychnitis var. foliosum Vayr. in Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 30: 553. 1902.
= Verbascum lychnitis var. longebracteatum Rouy in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 14. 1909.
= Verbascum pyrenaicum Gand., in Dec. Pl. Nov. 2: 9. 1876.
= Verbascum kanitzianum Simonk. & L.Watlz, in Magyar Növényt. Lapok 2: 148. 1878.
= Verbascum lychnitis var. kanitzianum (Simonk. & L.Watz) Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n.f 29(2): 344. 1933.
= Verbascum lychnitis f. album (Mill.) House in Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 243–244: 45. 1923.
= Verbascum lychnitis var. giganteum Maire, in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 7: 196. 1924. Type: [Morocco]. Moyen Atlas: Azrou, ravins des cédraies sur basalte et calcaire, 1700 m, 25 Juillet 1921, R. Maire, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: RAB [RAB30546]!; isolectotype: MPU [MPU006911, MPU006912, MPU006913, MPU006910]!, P [P00083084]!). (2)
= Verbascum nuriense Sennen, in Diagn. Nouv. 44. 1936. [in shed]
[Habitat in Europae ruderatis cultis.] (Lectotype, designated by
Original material is conserved in the Clifford Herbarium at the Natural History Museum of London and an image of the lectotype is available at http://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/clifford-herbarium.
(2)
≡ Celsia mairei Murb., Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n. f., 35(1): 59. 1939. Type: [Morocco]. Tafriat Banks by roadside, 3.000 ft, 10 July 1936, E.K. Balls, B2792 (lectotype, designated here: S [S10-27049]!; isolectotype: RAB [RAB30643]!). [Morocco]. Moyen Atlas, Roches calcaires à Tizi-n-Ouria (supra Ksiba), 1600 m, 21 Juin 1936, R. Maire s.n. (residual syntype: MPU [MPU059317]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.s10-27049]
In the protologue of Celsia mairei [≡Verbascum mairei (Murb.) Hub.-Mor.],
The search for the original material of Celsia mairei led us to discover three sheets kept at Herbs MPU, RAB, and S. The sheet kept at Herb. MPU was collected by R. Maire (Barcode MPU059317), but those found at Herb. S (Barcode S10-270499) and at Herb. RAB (RAB30643) were collected by E.K. Balls. All three specimens found are morphologically in agreement with the original description (Murbeck, 1939). Moreover, collection locations indicated on the labels match those indicated in the protologue. Following Art. 9.6 of the ICN (
≡ Celsia maroccana Ball, in Journal of Botany 13: 172. 1875. Type: [Morocco]. South Morocco. Greater Atlas, Seksaoua May 1871, J. D. Hooker, s.n. (lectotype, designated here: K [K000410855]!). [Morocco]. South Morocco. Greater Atlas, Milhain, May 1871, J. D. Hooker, s.n. (residual syntype: K [K000410856]!). [Morocco]. Near Mogadore. Djebel Hadid, April-May1871, J. D. Hooker, s.n. (residual syntype: K [K000410853]!). [Morocco]. South Marocco. Greater Atlas 17 May 1871, G. Maw, s.n. (residual syntype: K [K000410857]!). [Morocco]. South Marocco. Greater Atlas, Reraia, May 1871, J. D. Hooker, s.n. (residual syntype: K [K000410858]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.k000410855]
This species was described by
= Celsia ramosissima Benth. in DC., Prodr. 10: 244. 1846. Type: [Morocco]. In Mauritania in silva Mamorae, Durand, s.n. (Lectotype, designated by
= Verbascum ramosissimum Kuntze, Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 469. 1891. non Verbascum ramosissimum Poir. in Lamarck & Poiret, Encycl. suppl. III: 718, 1813. nec V. ramosissimum DC. in Lam. & DC., Fl. Fr., VI: 416, 1815.
≡ Celsia masguindalii Pau, Monde des Plantes 66: 1. 1929.
= Verbascum hamidoui Rankou, in Phytotaxa 78(1): 68. 2013.
[Morocco]. Rio Martin, June 1929, Mas Guindal s.n. (Lectotype, designated by
The name of this species was first published by
[Morocco]. Region du Grand Atlas. Ourika: rocailles schisteuses le long du torrent, au-dessous de Tagentourt; 1400 m, 14 Juillet 1921, R. Maire, s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: MPU [MPU008183]!; isolectotype: MPU [MPU008015]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu008183].
≡ Celsia cretica var. pinnatisecta Batt. in Bull. Soc. Brot. France 40: 263. 1893. Type: [Algeria]. A. Sersou: Aïn-Sfa, à 40 km de Teniet-el-Had sur la route de Tiaret. Juin 1893, J.A. Battandier, s.n. (Lectotype, selected by
≡ Celsia pinnatisecta (Batt.) Batt. in Batt. & Trab. Fl. Alger. Tunis.: 243. 1904.
Pursuant to the Art. 9.17 (
= Celsia sinuata Colla, in Hortus Ripul. App. 2: 344. 1825., non Cav. 1801.
= Celsia cavanillesii Kunze in Flora 29: 698. 1846, nom. illegit., Type: [Spain]: In isthmo Gaditano, III-1846, M. Willkomm, s.n. (lectotype, designated by
= Celsia sinuata sensu Willk., in III. Fl. Hisp. 2(14): 58. 1888, non Celsia sinuata Cav., in Anal. Cieñe. Nat. Madrid 111: 68. 1801.
= Celsia lyrata sensu Murb., in Lund. Univ. Arssk., n. f. 2, 22(1): 199. 1925, non Celsia lyrata (Lam.) G.Don, in Gen. Hist. 4: 499 1837.
[Spain]. Hab. in regione calida maritima Baeticae: occidentali in arena mobili isthmi Gaditani Inter hortos prope ecclesiam Sancthi Josephi copiose, martii 1845, M. Willkomm, 536 (lectotype, designated by
Original material is conserved at the Herbarium Mediterraneum Pyrenaicum et Canariense of Moritz Willkomm, which is kept at the Herbarium of the Department of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra (COI). An image of the lectotype is available at http://coicatalogue.uc.pt/specimen/42222.
[Italy]: n.v.
According to
= Verbascum numidicum Pomel, in Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atlantique (1): 95. 1874. Type: [Algeria]. Rochers au sommet du Mécid à Constantine 23 Mai 1857, S. Choulette 369 (Lectotype designated here: MPU [MPU004892]!, isolectotype JE [JE00013694]!). ≡ Verbascum rotundifolium var. numidicum (Pomel) Murb., in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 18: 83. 1927. [image of lectotype available at https://herbier.umontpellier.fr/zoomify/zoomify.php?fichier=MPU004892] (2)
= Verbascum kabylianum Debeaux, in Rev. Bot. Bull. Mens. Soc. Franç. de Botan. 8: 265. 1890. Locality citation in the protologue of Type: [Algeria]. In sylyaticis montium kabylie surper. Prope fort-national, ad viam Taourirt-Amokran, 950 m, 6 Junio 1859, O. Debeaux s.n.: [n. v.] ≡ Verbascum rotundifolium var. kabylianum (Debeaux) Murb. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 18: 83. 1927.
= Verbascum rotundifolium var. castellorum Maire, in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29:, 438. 1938. Type: [Morocco]. In rupestribus calcareis Atlantis Medii infra Ksiba, 900 m, 22 Juinio 1936, R. Maire, s.n. (Lectotype designated here: P [P00083085]!; isolectotype: MPU [MPU004005, MPU004006]!, P [P01167373]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu004006](3)
This taxon was established by
(2)
(3) The protologue of Verbascum rotundifolium var. castellorum (
≡ Verbascum haenseleri Boiss., in Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 442. 1841. Type: [Spain]. Sierra d’Estepona, 1837, [Boissier] s.n. (lectotype, designated by
= Verbascum aurantiacum Coincy, in J. Bot. (Morot) 9: 332. 1895. Type: [Spain]. Espagne, Baza, 6 June 1895, A. Coincy s.n. (Lectotype designated here: P [P03808542]!). [image of lectotype available at http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p03808542] (2)
= Verbascum latesulcatifolium Sennen & Mauricio, in Cat. Fl. Rif Orient.: 84. 1933, nom. nud.
= Verbascum rotundifolium subsp. castellanum Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2n.f. 29 (2): 402. 1933. Type: [Spain]. Ávila; Navalmoral, cerros audossus, 2 June 1863, E. Bourgeau, s.n. (Lectotype designated here: MA [MA108794]!), [Spain]. San Agustín de los Reyes, June 1912, C. Vicioso s.n. (residual syntype: MA [MA108789]!), [Spain]. Escorial, 15 Juin 1852, J. Lange, s.n. (residual syntype: MA [MA108791]!), [Spain]. Prov. Albacete, in pascuis prope Alcaraz, sol. calcareo, 700–800 m, 21 June 1891, P. Porta and G. Rigo, 337 (residual syntype: JE [JE00007506]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.ma108794](3)
(1) When,
(2)
(3) When he described Verbascum rotundifolium subsp. castellanum,
= Celsia sinuata (L.) Colla, in Hortus Ripul. App. 2: 344. 1826.
≡ Thapsus sinuatum (L.) Raf., in Fl. Tellur. 4: 89. 1838.
= Lychnitis sinuata (L.) Fourr., in Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon ser. 2 17: 125. 1869.
= Verbascum sinuatum var. pallidiflorum Pau, Not. Bot. Fl. Españ. 3: 34. 1889, nom. nud.
= Verbascum sinuatum var. subulatum Rouy, in Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 12. 1909.
= Verbascum tetuanense Pau, in Cavanillesia 1: 143. 1928.
= Verbascum sinuatum f. subsinuatum Pau, in Sched., nom. nud.
= Verbascum arnaizii Sennen, in Diagn. Nouv.: 238. 1936.
= Verbascum sinuatum f. albiflorum M. Silva, in Agron. Lusit. 14: 118. 1952.
= Verbascum sinuatum f. albiflorum Greuter, Matthäs & Risse, in Willdenowia 14: 291. 1984, nom. illegit.
[Protologue locality: Habitat Monspelii, Florentiae] (lectotype, designated by
Original material is conserved in the Linnaean Herbarium at the Linnean Society of London and an image of the lectotype is available at http://linnean-online.org/1837/
[Morocco]: Cult. Thurelles, [Cult. Thurelles e. sem. Maroc, 14 July 1877, [E. Cosson] s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: P [P03429051]!). [Morocco]. Tazeroualt, Sous independant (Maroc), [1874] Robbin Mardochée (residual syntype: P [P03429046]!). [image of the lectotype is available at: https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/p/item/p03429051?listIndex=288&listCount=7215]
Barratte and Murbeck’s (in
The sheet P03429046 contains a fruiting part of an inflorescence and has three labels: an original label handwritten by Cosson “Verbascum pycnostachyum nov. sp. / Tazeroualt / Sous independant (Maroc) Robbin Mardochée”; the second is a revision label handwritten by R. Maire in 1921 who re-determined it as “Verbascusm tetrandrum Barr & Murb”, and the last label is handwritten by Murbeck in 1926 who put just an exclamation mark (!) indicating that the sheet was verified by him. The sheet P03429051 has an apical part of stem and a basal leaf and two handwritten labels: the first one reads “Verbascum (Celsia) pycnostachyum / Cult. Thurelles / 1877”, and the second is a revision label handwritten by Murbeck in 1924 who re-determined it as “Verbascusm tetrandrum Barr & Murb”. All of these specimens should be considered as syntypes as stated by Art. 9.6 of the ICN (
≡ Celsia tibestica Quézel, in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 48: 95. 1957. Type: [Tchad]. Emi Koussi, Koudou. 2000 m, September-Novembre 1956, P. Quézel, s n. (Lectotype, designated here: AIX [AIX000033]!; isolectotype: AIX [AIX000034]!). [image of lectotype available at https://plants.jstor.org/stable/viewer/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.aix000033]
The type material of this species was collected during Quézel’s expedition to Borkou and to Tibesti in September–November 1956. In the protologue,
[Syria]. Syria mar.: Tripoli, [Jul] 1846, Ed. Boissier s.n. (Lectotype, designated here: P [P03287124]!). [image of lectotype available at (Image available at: http://coldb.mnhn.../mnhn/p/p03287124].
This species was described by
≡ Celsia zaianensis Murb., in Lunds Univ. Arsskrift, 2 n.f., 22(1): 218. 1925. Type: [Morocco]: Entre Aït Lias et Aïn Leuh, 5 Juin 1918, P. Benoist, 525 (Lectotype, designated here: P [P03425567]!). [image of lectotype available at: http://coldb.mnhn.../mnhn/p/p03425567]
In the protologue of Celsia zaianensis,
The authors would like to thank the staff and curators of all herbaria for supplying the specimens used in this study and the curators of herbaria that made available online specimens of Verbascum. In addition, we would like to express our appreciation to the anonymous reviewers who offered their constructive criticisms and suggestions and to the academic editor, whose work greatly improved the paper. Also, we thank Mrs. Buchwalter for proofreading the manuscript in the English language.