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Types and typifications of the Antillean endemic genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae)

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During our work on the systematics of Leptocereus, we encountered numerous problems pertaining to the typification of many Cuban, Hispaniolan, and Puerto Rican species names. We here provide lectotypifications for 12 Leptocereus names. In addition, we designate five epitypes.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the curators and collections managers at the herbaria consulted for this work, which made it possible for us to evaluate types and other specimens needed for our type designations. We appreciate the clarifications and photos sent by A. Weiss on some specimens in NY. We also thank the National Geographic Society Explorer’s Grant (# 9939-16) and a grant from the National Science Foundation (GSS-1461496) for partial funding for this project. Finally, we thank R. Naczi (Associate Editor), B. Torke (Editor in Chief), R. Rankin, W. Greuter, and K. N. Gandhi for their critical revision and comments that improved the first version of the manuscript.

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  1. Jardín Botánico Nacional, Universidad de La Habana, Habana, Cuba

    Duniel Barrios

  2. University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    Lucas C. Majure

  3. Dept. of Research, Conservation and Collections, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ, 85008, USA

    Lucas C. Majure

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Barrios, D., Majure, L.C. Types and typifications of the Antillean endemic genus Leptocereus (Cactaceae). Brittonia (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-022-09709-9

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Keywords

  • Dendrocereus
  • epitypification
  • Greater Antilles
  • lectotypification
  • synonyms