Typification of Opuntia australis (Cactaceae) with an original plate from 1882 and history of the plant’s finding
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https://doi.org/10.31055/1851.2372.v56.n1.30584Palavras-chave:
Cactaceae, Opuntioideae, Pterocactus australis, scientific expeditions, TypificationResumo
The neotypification of Opuntia australis F.A.C.Weber, basionym of Pterocactus australis (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., is made here thanks to the discovery of Weber's personal notes about it, and of two notebooks containing respectively a drawing and a short description of that plant, both made at the time of its first collection in 1882. Outlined as well is the poorly documented scientific expedition that made this first discovery and the cultivation of an early plant by F.E. Schlumberger on Weber’s behalf. A Weber’s note confirms he knew the mentioned illustration. A herbarium specimen from the same gathering has been found, but it cannot be considered original material since there is no evidence that it was seen by Weber. However, this specimen is here designated as Epitype.
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Additional documents: In order to help other researchers, below we give some sources of more information about the expedition and its participants:
Documents about HEIMSCH, J.F. ; J.A. INGOUF, AND P. COUTEAUD: Archives nationales, Légion d’honneur database: http://www2.culture.gouv.fr/LH/LH087/PG/FRDAFAN83_OL1277080v016.htm
About the Captain J.A. INGOUF: http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/officiers_ingouf_jules.htm
About P.B.COUTEAUD: http://ecole.nav.traditions.free.fr/officiers_couteaud_pierre.htm
About A.E. LEBRUN: FLEURIAIS G., 1883. Mission de Santa-Cruz de Patagonie. Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des Sciences 97: 392-401. https://vt2004.imcce.fr/CDs/CD-VT-histoire/telech-txt-image/GALLICA/MEMOIRESACADEMIE/tome97/Memoires-acad-tome97-p353-443/html/40.html
Archival institutions, which we have not visited, keep some documents from the Volage expedition:
- Journaux de bord du Volage, Archives du Service Historique de la Défense, Paris. Location: MR 3 C 192.
- Archives nationales: Le Volage : Sondes par les lieutenants de vaisseau Ingouf, Lartigue, Tracou et Pradier dans le rio Santa-Cruz, Patagonie. 1882-1883, Paris. Service hydrographique de la Marine. Location: MAR/5JJ/263
- American Philosophical Society Library, Passage de Venus, Mission de Santa Cruz (Patagonie), Photograph Album, Philadelphia, EE.UU. Location: Mss. B.F63.
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