The correct name for Chilean pelu (Fabaceae): The identity of Edwardsia macnabiana and the reinstatement of Sophora cassioides

Abstract

The earliest available legitimate name for the Chilean tree legume pelu is Sophora cassioides; this is reinstated and a type specimen selected from the herbarium of F. Philippi. Pelu has previously been known as S. rnicrophylla, a name now considered to belong to a New Zealand endemic, and also as S. macnabiana and S. rnicrophylla subsp. macnabiana. Type material of Edwardsia macnabiana, the basionym of S. macnabiana and S. rnicrophylla subsp. macnabiana, has not been found in the Robert Graham herbarium and there is insufficient information in the protologue to allow the selection of a suitable neotype. The name E. macnabiana, and its nomenclatural synonyms, are therefore abandoned. It is also shown that the combination Sophora macnabiana, which has been attributed to Skottsberg, is not validly published.

Keywords:

• Edwardsia macnabiana
• Sophora cassioides
• Fabaceae
• Chile
• typification