Nomenclatural changes in Brazilian Lycopodiaceae

Mudanças nomenclaturais em Lycopodiaceae do Brasil

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Nomenclatural changes in Brazilian Lycopodiaceae

Mudanças nomenclaturais em Lycopodiaceae do Brasil

Benjamin Øllgaard¹

University of Aarhus, Institute for Bioscience, build. 1137, DK 8000 Aarhus C., Denmark

ABSTRACT

This paper presents new nomenclatural combinations in Brazilian Lycopodiaceae, necessary for an upcoming conspectus of the family: there are 39 new combinations in the genus Phlegmariurus, and one in Pseudolycopodiella. Two taxa, formerly treated as varieties of Lycopodiella alopecuroides, are raised to status of species.

Key-words: nomenclature, Huperzia, Lycopodiella, Phlegmariurus, Pseudolycopodiella.

RESUMO

São apresentadas novas combinações nomenclaturais em Lycopodiaceae do Brasil, necessárias para publicação de um conspecto da família: 39 combinaçãos no gênero Phlegmariurus e uma em Pseudolycopodiella. Dois taxa, antes tratados como variedades de Lycopodiella alopecuroides, são elevados ao status de espécies.

Palavras-chave: nomenclatura, Huperzia, Lycopodiella, Phlegmariurus, Pseudolycopodiella.

Introduction

This paper presents nomenclatural changes for the Brazilian species of the Lycopodiaceae. This family was the subject of studies of spore morphology (Wilce 1972), sporangium wall anatomy (Øllgaard 1975), leaf and sporophyll anatomy (Bruce 1976), branching patterns (Øllgaard 1979), and molecular data (Wikström & Kenrick 2000, 2001). The results of these and others were the basis for acceptance of several new genera, mainly by Holub (1964, 1975, 1983, 1985, 1991) and Haines (2003).

Tryon and Tryon (1982) maintained one genus Lycopodium L. for all species in the family (except Phylloglossum), while Øllgaard (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992) and Øllgaard & Windisch (1987) distinguished the genera Huperzia Bernh., Lycopodium, and Lycopodiella Holub in the Neotropics.

Holub (1964) separated Phlegmariurus Holub from Huperzia; both genera are reported in Brazil. He divided Lycopodium sensu Øllgaard (1987) into Austrolycopodium Holub, Diphasiastrum Holub, Diphasium Rothm., that occur in Brazil, in addition to Lycopodium s. strictiss. The genera Lycopodiastrum Holub, Pseudodiphasium Holub, Pseudolycopodium Holub, formerly included in Lycopodium s. str., occur only in the Old World.

Haines (2003) separated the genera Spinulum Haines and Dendrolycopodium Haines from Lycopodium sensu Øllgaard (1987). These two genera are Northern temperate in distribution.

The genus Lycopodiella sensu Øllgaard (1987) now includes four genera. Three of these occur in Brazil: Lycopodiella s. str., Palhinhaea Vasc. & Franco, and Pseudolycopodiella Holub, while Lateristachys Holub is restricted to the Old World.

The new classification, with 16 genera, is now widely accepted; the genera correspond almost completely to the groups presented by Øllgaard (1987), and reflect ancient divergence of separate evolutionary lines in the family. The criteria for the new classification will be given in the first part of an upcoming conspectus of the Brazilian Lycopodiaceae.

Lycopodiella duseniana (B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg. stat. nov. Basionym: Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill var. duseniana B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch, Bradea 5: 29. 1987

Lycopodiella tupiana (B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg. stat. nov. Basionym: Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill var. tupiana B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch, Bradea 5: 30. 1987

Phlegmariurus acerosus (Sw.) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium acerosum Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1575. 1806.

Phlegmariurus aqualupianus (Spring) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium aqualupianum Spring, Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles. 8: 518. 1841

Phlegmariurus badinianus (B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Huperzia badiniana B. Øllg. & P.G. Windisch, Bradea 5: 7. 1987

Phlegmariurus biformis (Hook.) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium biforme Hook., Icon. Pl. 3: t. 228. 1839 [1840].

Phlegmariurus capillaris (Sodiro) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium capillare Sodiro, Recens. Crypt. Vasc. Quit. 90. 1883.

Phlegmariurus christii (Silveira) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium christii Silveira, Bol. Comm. Geog. Geol. Est. Minas Geraes 2, n. 5: 117. 1898

Phlegmariurus comans (Herter ex Nessel) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys comans Herter ex Nessel, Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1(4): 400. 1927

Phlegmariurus deminuens (Herter) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium deminuens Herter, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43(Beibl. 98): 44. 1909

Phlegmariurus erythrocaulon (Fée) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium erythrocaulon Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 95. 1872-73

Phlegmariurus flexibilis (Fée) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium flexibile Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 94. 1872-73

Phlegmariurus fontinaloides (Spring) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium fontinaloides Spring in Martius, Fl. bras. 1(2): 112, pl. 5, fig. 2. 1840

Phlegmariurus friburgensis (Nessel) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys friburgensis Nessel, Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1(4): 391. 1927

Phlegmariurus hemleri (Nessel) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys hemleri Nessel, Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1(4): 389, t. 9. 1927.

Phlegmariurus heterocarpon (Fée) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium heterocarpon Fée, Crypt. Vasc. Brésil 2: 93, 1872-73.

Phlegmariurus hexastichus (B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Huperzia hexasticha B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch, Bradea 5: 11. 1987.

Phlegmariurus hippurideus (Christ) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium hippurideum Christ, Prim. Fl. Costaric. 3(1): 56. 1901

Phlegmariurus intermedius (Trevisan) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Huperzia intermedia Trevisan de Saint-Leon, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. 17: 248. 1874.

Phlegmariurus itambensis (B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Huperzia itambensis B.Øllg. & P.G. Windisch, Bradea 5: 12. 1987.

Phlegmariurus killipii (Herter) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys killipii Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 10: 128. 1953 [Jan. 1954].

Phlegmariurus linifolius (L.) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium linifolium Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1100. 1753.

Phlegmariurus linifolius (L.) B.Øllg. var. jenmanii (Underw. & F.E. Lloyd) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium jenmanii Underw. & F.E. Lloyd, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 112. 1906

Phlegmariurus loefgrenianus (Silveira) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium loefgrenianum Silveira, Fl. Serr. Min. 78, t. 30. 1908

Phlegmariurus mandiocanus (Raddi) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium mandiocanum Raddi, Opusc. sci. Bol. 3: 280. 1819

Phlegmariurus martii (Wawra) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium martii Wawra, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 13: 218. 1863.

Phlegmariurus mollicomus (Spring) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium dichotomum Jacq. ssp. mollicomum Spring, Flora 21(1): 162. 1838.

Phlegmariurus mooreanus (Baker) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium mooreanum Baker, Gard., Chron., ser.3, 12: 582. 1892

Phlegmariurus nudus (Nessel) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys nudus Nessel, Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1(4): 396, t. 14. 1927.

Phlegmariurus pungentifolius (Silveira) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium pungentifolium Silveira, Bol. Comm. Geog. Geol. Est. Minas Geraes 2, n. 5. 119. 1898.

Phlegmariurus quadrifariatus (Bory) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium quadrifariatum Bory in Duperrey, Voy. Monde 245. 1829

Phlegmariurus recurvifolius (Rolleri) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Huperzia recurvifolia Rolleri, Notas Mus. La Plata, Bot. 21(103): 210. 1989

Phlegmariurus reflexus (Lam.) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium reflexum Lam., Encycl. 3: 653. 1792.

Phlegmariurus reflexus (Lam.) B.Øllg. var. minus (Spring) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium reflexum Lam. var. minus Spring, Nouv. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 15: 26. 1842.

Phlegmariurus regnellii (Maxon) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium regnellii Maxon, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17(4): 424, t. 23. 1914

Phlegmariurus rostrifolius (Silveira) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium rostrifolium Silveira, Bol. Comm. Geog. Geol. Est. Minas Geraes 2, n. 5: 118, pl. 2.. 1898

Phlegmariurus ruber (Cham. & Schlecht.) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium rubrum Cham., Linnaea 8(4): 389. 1833

Phlegmariurus sellowianus (Herter) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium sellowianum Herter, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43(Beibl. 98): 44. 1909

Phlegmariurus silveirae (Nessel) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Urostachys silveirae Nessel, Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1(4): 386. 1927

Phlegmariurus treitubensis (Silveira) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium treitubense Silveira, Bol. Comm. Geog. Geol. Est. Minas Geraes 2, n. 5: 118, t. 3.. 1898

Phlegmariurus wilsonii (Underw. & F.E. Lloyd) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodium wilsonii Underw. & F.E. Lloyd, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 111. 1906

Pseudolycopodiella benjaminiana (P.G. Windisch) B.Øllg., comb. nov. Basionym: Lycopodiella benjaminiana P.G. Windisch, Bradea 6: 22. 1991.

Acknowledgements

I am indebted to Paulo Windisch and Jefferson Prado for constructive suggestions for this manuscript.

Artigo recebido em 04/01/2012

Aceito para publicação em 13/03/2012

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• Date of issue
  June 2012

History

• Received
  04 Jan 2012
• Accepted
  13 Mar 2012