IDENTIFICATION AND CLARIFICATION OF STRYCHNOS COLUBRINA L. (LOGANIACEAE)

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Summary: Rheede described 3 species in his Hortus malabaricus which were later to be placed in the genus Strychnos. Two of these were included by Linnaeus in his ‘Species Plantarum‘, namely S. nux‐vomica and S. colubrina. The subsequent confusion between Rheede's Modira‐caniram which is included in Linnaeus's S. colubrina and Rheede's Scheru‐katu‐valli‐caniram is discussed. It is shown that the present understanding of Linnaeus's S. colubrina is incorrect and this name is rejected in accordance with Article 69 of the International Code. The authors consider Linnaeus's S. colubrina to be conspecific with the later described S. wallichiana Steud. ex DC. which name is the first unequivocal one for use. The first valid name for the entity currently referred to as S. colubrina and which includes Rheede's Scheru‐katu‐valli‐caniram is S. minor Dennst.

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