Wood Anatomy of the Neotropical Sapotaceae. XXVIII. Labatia.
Abstract
The genus Labatia was first described by Swartz in 1788 and was adopted by the early students of the Sapotaceae that included A. deCandolle, Bentham and Hooker, Hartog, Radlkofer, Engler, Baillon, and Dubard. In the late 1930's, through the studies of Baehni, Eyma, and Lam, it became a synonym of Pouteria and has since been maintained in this status by most authors. Of the contemporary authors, Aubreville (1,2)3/ reinstated Labatia to generic status while Blackwell (5) and Pilz (8), following Cronquist (6), have adopted the use of Pouteria. In 1936, Eyma (7) made the statement that The name Labatia Swartz is antedated by Labatia Scopoli which is now regarded as a synonym of Ilex (Aquifoliaceae). Aubreville (1) had noted this statement of Eyma and maintained Labatia Swartz in his subsequent paper (2). However, in 1972, Aubreville (3) published the nomen novo Neolabatia and transferred six species of Labatia to his new genus. Because Labatia of Swartz is a conserved name, Aubreville's Neolabatia must be invalidated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122929
Entities
People
- B. F. Kukachka
Organizations
- Forest Products Laboratory