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Showing Gymnema muelleri
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Asteranae(superordo)
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- Apocynaceae(fam.)
- Gymnema(gen.)
- muelleri(sp.)
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Type: "N. Australia. Upper Victoria river, F. Mueller."
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Type: "Northern Territory: Tableland of the Upper Victoria River, F. Mueller s.n., Jan. 1856 (holo: MEL (1515818); iso: BRI (AQ333085))."
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Lectotype: "Australia. Northern Territory: [Tableland of the] Upper Victoria River, January 1856, F. Mueller s.n. (lecto [here designated]: K 000873008 i.d.v.; isolecto: BRI [AQ333085], K 000873009 i.d.v., MEL 1515818)."
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APC Dist.: NT, Qld
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Text: "For the 1995 revision I only saw material from BRI and MEL. The sheet at MEL bears an ‘isotype’ label and I regarded this incorrectly as the holotype (Forster 1995b). There are two excellent sheets at K that were all seen and annotated by Bentham, unlike both the BRI and MEL sheets that are quite sparse, although fertile. The BRI sheet bears a label in S.T. Blake’s handwriting indicating that it was separated from the MEL material (undoubtedly a kleptotype, sanctioned or otherwise!). The name requires lectotypification and this is made based on the best of the two sheets at K. The specimens K 000873008 and K 000873009 (designated here as the lectotype and an isolectotype respectively) have ‘Upper Victoria River’ and ‘Jan 1856. Ferd Mueller’ in Mueller’s hand on a label and both have the label ‘FLORA AUSTRALIENSIS. Named by Mr. Bentham.’ and Bentham’s annotation ‘Vol IV. Page 343.’. Both the BRI and MEL sheets have the locality information ‘Tableland of the Upper Victoria River’; however, are clearly part of the type collection."