(2815) Proposal to conserve the name Bosea yervamora (Amaranthaceae) with a conserved type.

Linnaeus's (l.c. 1754) description of I Bosea i agrees with the morphology of the Canarian endemic and does not apply to I Phyllanthus nutans i . Despite the discrepancies between Iamonico's lectotype and Linnaeus's description in I Genera plantarum i , this designated lectotype is in accord with the rules on lectotype selection (Art. Linnaeus's description is similar to that provided by Ludwig (l.c.), but it has a few differences, as for instance Linnaeus referred to plants with leaves that are "lanceolatis, concavis, erectis, margine tenuioribus" (vs. "oblongis cuspidatis" in " I Yervamora i "). After comparing the Sloane (l.c. 1725) and Walther (l.c.) illustrations mentioned in the protologue, Iamonico remarked that because the Sloane image is more complete "we are designating it as lectotype of this name". [Extracted from the article]