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03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FE08FB2FFC1F.text	03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FE08FB2FFC1F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes aprica (Hance) T. Anderson ex Bentham 1861	<div><p>Strobilanthes aprica (Hance) T. Anderson ex Bentham (1861: 262).</p> <p>Gutzlaffia aprica Hance (1849: 142-3). Lectotype (designated here): CHINA. Hong Kong, H.F. Hance 536 (CAL0000019794!). Figure 1A.</p> <p>Phlebophyllum apricum (Hance) Bentham (1853: 131).</p> <p>It seems that Hance’s private herbarium was destroyed in 1884 and although BM has some 23,000 of his collections (Stafleu &amp; Cowan 1979: 42), there is no collection of Strobilanthes aprica by Hance either there or at K. However there are three sheets of this species collected by Hance at CAL. Of these, one (barcode no. CAL0000019796) is dated 1859 so cannot have been used by Hance in preparing his description in 1849. Of the remaining two only one is labelled by Hance with the original name “ Gutzlaffia aprica Hance ” so we have selected this as lectotype even though it is of rather poor quality. Anderson’s annotation “ Strobilanthes apricus ” is also clearly visible on the sheet.</p> <p>Strobilanthes aprica is a well-known species of southern China, Laos, northern Vietnam, northern Thailand and the Shan region of Myanmar and is especially common around Hong Kong.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FE08FB2FFC1F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FC58FC27F860.text	03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FC58FC27F860.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes elongata C. B. Clarke 1884	<div><p>Strobilanthes elongata C.B. Clarke (1884: 470). Holotype: INDIA. Assam, Namrup (Patkai Hills), Griffith</p> <p>K.D. 6183 (K!).</p> <p>Strobilanthes paucinervia T. Anderson ex C.B. Clarke (1884: 470). Holotype: Locality unknown, said to be Tenasserim (Myanmar) or Andaman Islands (India) but probably N.E. India, Helfer K.D. 6115 (K!).</p> <p>Strobilanthes furcata Biswas (1934: 23). Holotype: INDIA. Meghalaya, Panglo Woods, Jaintia Hills, 4-5000 ft, May [18]78, G. Mann 914 (CAL0000020124! isotypes CAL!). Figure 1B.</p> <p>Strobilanthes elongata is only known from N. E. India where it is found in Arunachal Pradesh (Dibang valley, Kameng, Subansri, Tirap), Assam (Lakhimpur) and Meghalaya (Patkai and Jaintia Hills).</p> <p>The names Strobilanthes elongata and S. paucinervia were published simultaneously in the Flora of British India under consecutive numbers. Both types are poor specimens, which are housed at K and apparently not duplicated elsewhere. The two names refer to the same species and we have chosen the name S. elongata as this epithet characterises the inflorescence of this species whereas “ paucinervia ” may be misleading, Helfer K.D. 6115, having only incomplete leaves, apparently with 5–6 pairs of nerves whereas around 11 appears more characteristic of this species. In all other respects the type specimens seem identical. Additionally, there is a problem about where S. paucinervia was collected. According to the label it was collected in either Tenasserim (Myanmar) or the Andaman Islands, from where neither S. elongata or any similar species is known. The material was distributed from Kew and it is possible there was a mix-up, not only with the location but also with the collector. As far as is known S. elongata is restricted to N.E. India and Helfer never collected in that region. S. furcata Biswas represents the same species and it is unsurprising that Biswas considered it a novelty as neither the types of S. elongata nor of S. paucinervia were present at CAL.</p> <p>Strobilanthes elongata is related to species placed by Bremekamp (1944) in the genus Semnostachya Bremek, all of which share a spicate inflorescence with persistent bracts and bracteoles, both of which usually resemble the calyx lobes, combined with a glabrous, bent corolla and prolate, pseudocolpate pollen. It is very similar to the little-known Chinese species Strobilanthes myura H. Léveillé, from which it can be separated by little more than geographical distribution. Both species are of a characteristic pale green colour because of the abundant cystoliths and have linear-lanceolate bracts and bracteoles.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF927C3BC0E7FC58FC27F860	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF917C3FC0E7FA8BFB92FD4C.text	03CD87DEFF917C3FC0E7FA8BFB92FD4C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes fimbriata Nees 1832	<div><p>Strobilanthes fimbriata Nees (1832: 85). Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. Meghalaya (“Silhet”), Da</p> <p>Silva &amp; Gomez in Wallich 2363 (K-W!).</p> <p>Strobilanthes fimbriata var. majuscula W.W. Smith (1918: 192). Lectotype (designated here): MYANMAR. (Burma), Kachin, Toppin 4244 (E!).</p> <p>Endopogon macrostegius Nees (1847: 104). Holotype: INDIA. Meghalaya, Khasi Hills, Griffith in Herb. Hooker (K!).</p> <p>Strobilanthes macrostegia (Nees) C.B. Clarke (1884: 456)</p> <p>Strobilanthes neesii Kurz (1873: 93). synon. nov. Neotype (designated here): MYANMAR (Burma). “Martaban”, W. S. Kurz 835 (CAL0000019803!), Figure 2A.</p> <p>Strobilanthes neesii was one of the species placed in the appendix at the end of the account of Strobilanthes in the Flora of British India (Clarke 1884). At CAL there is only a single collection of this species, Kurz 835, mounted on a Flora of British Burma label annotated “Jonkeyghat, Nakawa Chg” (Toukyeghat Nakawa Choung, approximately 21°7' N 95°52' E). George King has annotated the sheet “This is evidently the same as S. macrostegius, C.B.C.” There appear to be no other collections of this species elsewhere at K, BM or other likely herbaria.</p> <p>The specimen agrees well with the description and comments in the prologue and might be part of the original material seen by Kurz and thus be appropriate for selection as a lectotype. However, there are major discrepancies between the location given in the protologue and that of the label. We have, therefore, thought it best to select it as a neotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes fimbriata is known from Bangladesh (Chittagong Hills), Myanmar (Kachin and Pegu Yoma) and India, where it grows in Arunachal Pradesh (Abor Hills) and Meghalaya (Khasia Hills). Like S. elongata, it belongs to the group of species placed by Bremekamp (1944) in Semnostachya but to a subgroup, in which the leaves turn blackish-green when dried.</p> <p>Strobilanthes karensium Kurz (1873: 94). Holotype: BURMA (Myanmar). Martaban, Toungoo Mountain, W.S. Kurz (CAL0000019821!). Figure 2B.</p> <p>Strobilanthes lilacina C.B. Clarke (1908: 67). Syntypes: THAILAND. Chiangmai, Hosseus 402a, 403a (n.v.?B†).</p> <p>Once again there are problems with the labelling. There is a single collection at CAL but the sheet bears two contradictory labels, one with “Toungoo Mountain” written on it and the other a printed label with the number 830, apparently indicating the plant was collected in Pegu. As the Toungoo location clearly fits the Martaban locality given in the protologue as well as the epither karensium we assume that that is the original collector’s label. The specimen fits the description in the protologue and, as there appear to be no other collections, we consider this to be the holotype.</p> <p>Although Clarke (1884: 449) treated this species as a synonym of Strobilanthes falconeri, examination of the type at CAL shows this to be an error. It is, in fact, the oldest name for a plant later described by Clarke as S. lilacina based on a specimen collected by Hosseus in Thailand.</p> <p>Apart from Kurz’s collection this species is only known from the Chiangmai district in Thailand and its existence raises the question of whether it was actually collected in what is now Thailand, rather than in what is now Myanmar. Taungoo lies at approximately 18°56ʹN 96°26ʹE, some 150 kilometres west of the border between Myanmar and Thailand. At the very least it is reasonable to suppose that Kurz collected this plant in the mountains lying east of Taungoo city close to the Thai border, if not in present-day Thailand.</p> <p>Strobilanthes lamioides T. Anderson (1867: 485). Lectotype (designated here): MYANMAR (Burma), Taijoo Mountain, [D. Brandis s.n.] (CAL0000019816!). Figure 3A.</p> <p>There are two syntypes of Strobilanthes lamioides at CAL, both annotated by Anderson and the best is here selected as lectotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes lamioides is a somewhat mysterious species as it does not appear to have been collected again since the two original collections cited by Anderson. It appears to be closest to S. torrentium Benoist (= S. imlayae J.R.I. Wood), which is known from Myanmar, eastern India and China but differs in its rounded, sparsely pilose bracts. Although Anderson described the bracts as “glandular-tomentose, ciliate”, this is not obvious from the specimens at CAL. Another uncertainty relates to the type locality, which we have been unable to identify with any current place name.</p> <p>Strobilanthes brandisii T. Anderson (1867: 475). Lectotype: MYANMAR (Burma). Martaban, Toungoo (Taungnyo / Tenghyo) mountain, 4000', [D. Brandis s.n.] (CAL0000019781!), selected here. Figure 3B.</p> <p>There are two syntypes of Strobilanthes brandisii at CAL, but none at Kew. Both are annotated by Anderson and represent good material. We have selected the sheet with the collector’s original label as the lectotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes brandisii is part of a complex of species, which includes S. lamioides, and S. falconeri T. Anderson, the type specimen of which is at K (Falconer 423). They were all published by Anderson in the same paper. Although their close relationship was not noted by Anderson, it was commented on by Clarke (1884: 449) and is immediately apparent from the type specimens. S. falconeri is the most distinct of the three species because of the ovate bracts and the presence of long silky hairs which cover the capitula and to a lesser extent the stem and leaves. Both S. brandisii and S. lamioides have spathulate bracts but the former is a canescent-pilose plant with copious white indumentum on the inflorescence, whereas in the latter the inflorescence is only thinly pubescent.</p> <p>Strobilanthes brandisii is known from Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, where it is common. <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=96.433334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.933332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 96.433334/lat 18.933332)">The</a> type locality is presumably in the hills lying east of Taungoo (18°56ʹN 96°26ʹE).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF917C3FC0E7FA8BFB92FD4C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF967C3FC0E7FC87FB46FABB.text	03CD87DEFF967C3FC0E7FC87FB46FABB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes mastersii T. Anderson 1867	<div><p>Strobilanthes mastersii T. Anderson (1867: 481). Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. “ignota” [probably</p> <p>Arunachal Pradesh], Simons s.n. (CAL0000019672!). Figure 4A.</p> <p>Strobilanthes scoriarum W.W. Smith (1918: 199). Holotype: CHINA. Yunnan, G. Forrest 8862 (E!).</p> <p>Goldfussia scoriarum (W.W. Smith) Bremekamp (1944: 234).</p> <p>Strobilanthes schweliensis W.W. Smith (1920: 224). Holotype: CHINA. Yunnan, G. Forrest 16107 (E!).</p> <p>Diflugossa schweliensis (W.W. Smith) Hossain (1973: 406).</p> <p>Strobilanthes aborensis Dunn (1920: 208). Holotype: INDIA. Arunachal Pradesh, I. H. Burkill 35757 (K!, isotype CAL!).</p> <p>Anderson cited collections by Masters and Simons as types of Strobilanthes mastersii, At CAL there are three syntypes, all annotated by Anderson, two collected by Masters and one by Simons. This last is the best collection and the only one with well-developed leaves and so is here selected as the lectotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes mastersii is most abundant in China being well-known from SE Tibet (Xixang) and Yunnan (Hu et al, 2011) but the earliest collections are from India. Although no precise localities for this species are known from India, it is most likely to occur in Arunachal Pradesh near the border with Tibet.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF967C3FC0E7FC87FB46FABB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF967C3DC0E7FA3CFB96FF5B.text	03CD87DEFF967C3DC0E7FA3CFB96FF5B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes moschifera Blume 1826	<div><p>Strobilanthes moschifera Blume (1826: 800). Lectotype (designated by Bennett &amp; Scotland, 2003):</p> <p>INDONESIA. Java, Blume 1298 (L!).</p> <p>Adenostachya moschifera (Blume) Bremekamp (1944: 192).</p> <p>Strobilanthes haplanthoides T. Anderson (1867: 471), synon. nov. Lectotype (designated here): BURMA (Myanmar), Moulmein, 4/09/49, [H.] Falconer 402 (CAL0000019810!). Figure 4B.</p> <p>Strobilanthes debilis C.B. Clarke (1884: 467). Lectotype (designated by Bennett &amp; Scotland, 2003): MYANMAR. (Burma), Pegu, [W.S.] Kurz 2129 (K!).</p> <p>The correct name for the plant treated in the Flora of British India as Strobilanthes debilis C.B. Clarke is S. moschifera Blume for which a synonymy is provided by Bennett &amp; Scotland (2003). Examination of the type material of S. haplanthoides at CAL shows that it is conspecific with S. moschifera. Anderson cited Falconer 402 at CAL and Helfer 255 as types and we have selected the former as lectotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes moschifera is widely distributed in S.E. Asia being known from Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia (Java).</p> <p>Strobilanthes polythrix T. Anderson (1867: 470). Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. Meghalaya, Khasia Hills, Garden Collectors 7 (CAL0000019673!, isolectotypes CAL!, BM!, K!). Figure 5A.</p> <p>Although there are duplicates of this collection at BM, K and perhaps elsewhere, we have selected the better of the two sheets at CAL as a lectotype as Anderson clearly stated that the type was in the Calcutta Botanical Garden Herbarium.</p> <p>Strobilanthes polythrix is evidently a very rare species. Apart from the type collection it is only known from a Kurz collection from the Khasi Hills, which may be a duplicate of the type, and Prain s.n. in 1886 from Palma Lodge, which may be in Nagaland. Both these collections are at CAL. There have been no collections for 125 years and this species might be extinct. It has never been collected with corollas and its pollen is unknown but it appears to be related to S. elongata, S. fimbriata, S. abbreviata Y.F. Deng &amp; J.R.I. Wood and similar species placed by Bremekamp in Semnostachya Bremekamp.</p> <p>Strobilanthes remota T. Anderson (1867: 471). Type: MYANMAR (Burma). Tenasserim, Helfer s.n., location unknown.</p> <p>No specimen labelled Strobilanthes remota has been found at CAL or elsewhere so the identity of this species is uncertain but the cited collection and location together with the description and comment by Anderson of its relationship with S. fimbriata and S. polythrix suggest that it might be a duplicate of the type of Strobilanthes paucinervia. This guess is supported by the fact there is no description of the corolla and the corolla is missing on the type specimen of S. paucinervia. If this supposition could be proved, then S. paucinervia would be a superfluous name and S. remota would be the correct name for S. elongata.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF967C3DC0E7FA3CFB96FF5B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF947C3DC0E7FACBFD6DF877.text	03CD87DEFF947C3DC0E7FACBFD6DF877.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes spicata T. Anderson 1867	<div><p>Strobilanthes spicata T. Anderson (1867: 484). Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. Meghalaya, above</p> <p>Nunklow, Khasia Hills, Sept. 18 [C.J.] Simons 429 (CAL0000019669!). Figure 6A.</p> <p>Strobilanthes phyllocaulos C.B. Clarke (1884: 464). synon. nov. Lectotype (designated here): INDIA Meghalaya, Mofling, J. D. Hooker &amp; T. Thomson 1987 (K!)</p> <p>Pteracanthus phyllocaulos (C.B. Clarke) Bremekamp (1944: 200).</p> <p>Clarke (1884) described this species under the name Strobilanthes phyllocaulos as he had not seen the material of Strobilanthes spicata at CAL. He cited two syntypes for S. phyllocaulos, collections by himself and Hooker and Thomson, of which we have selected Hooker and Thompson 1987 as lectotype as it is the most complete material Clarke had available when preparing the protogue. There are two syntypes of the earlier species, S. spicata at CAL and the one labelled Simons 429 is here selected as the lectotype.</p> <p>Strobilanthes spicata is apparently endemic to the Khasi hills of Meghalaya but is not easily separated from S. forrestii Diels from China. Both have a bent corolla, pubescent on the exterior and a calyx in which one lobe in fruit is noticeably longer than the others. However, they are probably best maintained as distinct species as they are geographically separated and the leaves of Indian S. spicata are very shortly petiolate, more or less tomentose and serrate whereas those of S. forrestii are sessile, merely pilose and often subentire or weakly dentate. These differences, however, are not very substantial. A photograph is provided to facilitate comparison between these two species (Figure 6B).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF947C3DC0E7FACBFD6DF877	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF9A7C33C0E7FF39FC21FB69.text	03CD87DEFF9A7C33C0E7FF39FC21FB69.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson 1867	<div><p>Strobilanthes violifolia T. Anderson (1867: 485). Lectotype (designated here): INDIA. Sikkim, Ratong to</p> <p>Yoksum, 25–5000', T. Anderson 1051 (CAL0000019841!). Figure 5B.</p> <p>Pteracanthus violifolius (T. Anderson) Bremekamp (1944: 200).</p> <p>Echinacanthus parviflorus T. Anderson (1867: 459), non Strobilanthes parviflora Beddome (1874). Lectotype (selected by Wood, 1994): INDIA. Meghalaya, Griffith s.n. (K!).</p> <p>Clarkeasia parviflora (T. Anderson) J.R.I. Wood (1994: 189).</p> <p>Echinacanthus andersonii C.B. Clarke (1884: 415). Syntypes: India, Darjeeling, C. B. Clarke 13633 (BM!, CAL, K!).</p> <p>Echinacanthus andersonii var. viscosus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415). Holotype: India, Sikkim, C.B. Clarke 25468 (K!, isotypes BM!, CAL!).</p> <p>Echinacanthus longistylus C.B. Clarke (1884: 415). Syntypes: India, Darjeeling, C. B. Clarke 13845 (K!, BM!).</p> <p>Echinacanthus pumilio C.B. Clarke (1884: 415). Holotype: India, Meghalaya, C. B. Clarke 17801 (K!, isotypes BM!, CAL!).</p> <p>Echinacanthus siamensis Imlay (1939: 114). Holotype: Thailand, Nan, A. F. G. Kerr 4944 (K!).</p> <p>Clarkeasia parviflora var. albescens Wood (1994: 191), synon. nov. Holotype: West Bengal Duars. Brandis s.n. (K!)</p> <p>This species was treated as Clarkeasia parviflora (T. Anderson) J.R.I. Wood by Wood (1994: 189) but based on subsequent molecular and morphological studies (Carine &amp; Scotland 2002: Moylan et al. 2004), it is clear that the genus Clarkeasia should be included within Strobilanthes, where the oldest available name is S. violifolia. Strobilanthes violifolia is, in fact, sister to Aechmanthera gossypina (Wallich) Nees (Moylan et al. 2004: 732), a species already transferred to Strobilanthes as S. tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I. Wood (Wood &amp; Scotland 2009: 16). The sheet annotated by Anderson at CAL is selected here as the lectotype as we cannot locate any other specimen at K or elsewhere that can be considered for lectotypification.</p> <p>Var. albescens of Clarkeasia parviflora is included in the synonomy as it has no clear geographical patterning and is probably analagous to the lanate forms of Strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I. Wood, treated as a synonym of that species by Wood &amp; Scotland (2009: 21), who postulate that that the white-felt indumentum represents a developmental stage. Given that Strobilanthes violifolia and A. tomentosa are sister species (Moylan et al. 2004) and that at least one intermediate is known (Grey-Wilson &amp; Phillips (K) from Nepal), similar developmental traits in both species might not be unexpected.</p> <p>Strobilanthes violifolia is quite widely distributed being recorded from Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Manipur) and Thailand (Nan and Kanchanaburi). Its absence from Myanmar is curious and it might be expected to be found there.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF9A7C33C0E7FF39FC21FB69	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
03CD87DEFF9A7C30C0E7FAEAFE82FD01.text	03CD87DEFF9A7C30C0E7FAEAFE82FD01.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Strobilanthes anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T. Anderson 1865	<div><p>Strobilanthes anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T. Anderson (1865: 43).</p> <p>Ruellia anisophylla Wall. ex Hooker (1826; published in late Jan). Lectotype (designated here): Plate No. 191 in Hooker (1826) Exotic Flora.</p> <p>Ruellia persicifolia Lindley (1826; published 1 Feb). Lectotype (designated by Wood and Scotland, 2009): ‘Plant grown by Mr Colvill’s nursery from seed introduced by Mrs Fairlie, presumably from Calcutta’ unlabelled portion on top left of sheet labelled Ruellia anisophylla, annotated “1” and cross-referenced below to H. H. S. [Herbarium Horticultural Society] (CGE ex Herb. Lindley!),</p> <p>Strobilanthes persicifolia (Lindl.) J.R.I. Wood (2009: 27).</p> <p>Ruellia anisophylla Loddiges (March 1826: pl. 1070). Type: Pl.. 1070 in Botanical Cabinet, drawn from a cultivated plant grown from seeds from France.</p> <p>Goldfussia anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) Nees (1832: 88).</p> <p>Specimens of Strobilanthes anisophylla were cultivated in the Kolkata (Calcutta) Botanic Garden before 1826 and seeds were sent to Europe where it was cultivated in both France (Loddiges, 1826) and England (Hooker 1826, Lindley 1826). Colour plates of the three species were published in three different places within a few weeks of each other. Unfortunately Wood &amp; Scotland (2009) failed to note that the publication of Ruellia anisophylla Hook. antedates that of R. persicifolia Lindl. by a few days according to the publication dates given by Stafleu &amp; Cowan (1978). The combination Strobilanthes persicifolia is therefore unnecessary.</p> <p>In his description of Ruellia anisophylla, Hooker stated that he “received this singular plant at our Botanic Garden (that is, in Glasgow, where Hooker was then working) from Mr Mackay, nurseryman of Islington, to whom it was sent from the Calcutta Botanic garden,” where it had been cultivated from plants collected by Wallich in Nepal. This indicates that the drawing was based on the cultivated plant but there is clearly an error about its native origin. Strobilanthes anisophylla is not known from Nepal and all the specimens in the Wallich herbarium are from Sylhet (Khasi Hills) and the Calcutta Botanic Garden. Examination of Hooker’s herbarium, now at K, reveals no suitable specimen which could be selected as a lectotype so the readily identifiable image in Hooker’s Exotic Flora is here selected as lectotype instead.</p> <p>Strobilanthes anisophylla has been widely cultivated, but is only known as a native plant from Bhutan, the West Bengal Duars and Meghalaya. It seems most likely that cultivated plants originated from Meghalaya as neither Bhutan not the West Bengal Duars had been visited by botanists at the time of its introduction to cultivation. It should be noted that Strobilanthes isophylla is merely a form of S. anisophylla only known in cultivation.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD87DEFF9A7C30C0E7FAEAFE82FD01	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Albertson, Winston D.;Wood, Hn. R. I.	Albertson, Winston D., Wood, Hn. R. I. (2012): Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in The Central National Herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.43.1.2, URL: http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.43.1.2
