Typification of the plant names published in "Elenchus plantarum vascularum quas aestate a. 1873 in Crna Gora legit Dr. J. Pančić"

Abstract

Thanks to his extensive investigations of the plant life of Balkans, Josif Pančić was the first one to wrote the first editions of the Floras of Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro. During investigation of Principality of Montenegro in 1873., Josif Pančić noticed almost 1300 taxa. On that occasion, he met for the first time the mountain plants of the Dinarides, especially those of the mountain ranges Durmitor and Komovi. There, he discovered and described numerous taxa new to science. In our work, we provide information on the typification of the names described by Josif Pančić in Elenchus plantarum vascularum quas aestate a. 1873 in Crna Gora, published in 1875. The original descriptions in the protologues were studied and compared with the type specimens found. Lectotypes for eight validly published names are designated: Astragalus spruneri var. glabrescens, Campanula glomerata var. macrodon, Carduus ramosissimus, Geranium oreades, Heliosperma macranthum, Koeleria grandiflora var. subaristata, Valeriana bertiscea and Verbascum leptocladum. Most of the plants are held in the special collection of Josif Pančić - Herbarium Pancicianum, within the herbarium of the University of Belgrade (BEOU). We were not able to find any specimens pertaining to the original material of Orobanche cruenta var. adusta and Sonchus pallescens.