(2850) Proposal to conserve the name Warczewiczella marginata against Zygopetalum fragrans ( Orchidaceae )

(2850) Warczewiczella marginata Rchb. f. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 636. 10 Sep 1852 [Angiosp.: Orchid.], nom. cons. prop. Lectotypus (hic designatus): “Mittelamerika”, “194” (W [Rchb.-Orch. No. 25891]). (=) Zygopetalum fragrans Linden, Établ. Prix-Courant 6: 9. 15 Feb 1851, rej. [icon ined.] “N° 6. fragrans, Bucaramanga” 49773, upper right-hand illustration]). With the advent of digitization hundreds rare nursery catalogues, protologue Linden (Établ. available at https://archive.org/details/LindenJ6.1851) and its conspecificity with (in 1852) was confirmed. The Z. (Linden, l.c. 1851) consisted a single descriptive paragraph flower's morphology French. It sixth catalogue, dated February Jean Linden's company titled full as Établissement d'introduction pour les plantes nouvelles. Choix de exotiques, nouvelles et rares, disponibles chez J. à Bruxelles, Luxembourg. Prix courant 1851.” This publication is frequently miscited taxonomic literature “Cat. Pl. Exot.”, “Catalogue des exotiques”, which indeed heading title catalogue series from eighth volume onwards (Stafleu & Cowan Regnum Veg. 105 [Taxon. Lit., ed. 2, 3]: 44. 1981), or even abbreviation Gén.”, perhaps cryptic named génerale”. worth noting that time names could be validly published if they appeared non-scientific printed matter, this case (Art. 30.7 32.1 ICN: Turland al. 159. 2018). A few years later July 1854, (Pescatorea: 10, t. 1854) plate accompanied by text where he listed his synonym former name. Fowlie Orchid Digest 33: 229. 1969) incorrectly classified nomen nudum, followed Harding (Huntleyas Relat. Orch.: 241. 2008). Among scarcely known cited only Beer (Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 322. treated it an accepted species name, otherwise all other authors kept occasionally W. discolor (Lindl.) (l.c.), based on Warrea Lindl. Hort. Soc. London 4: 265. 1849). herein designated lectotype original illustration supplied to Reichenbach (Rchb.-Orch. 49773 W, image). Its provenance confirmed comparing handwriting labels herbarium (e.g., Rchb.-Orch. Nos. 49719 49750 W). himself made copy translucent paper sheet custom (see 49774 lower No specimens were found. September (Reichenbach, l.c.), about 19 months after fragrans. unpublished designations “Warrea fil.” “Huntleya Hort.” synonymy marginata, hence not 36.1 Ex. 7). specimen among Reichenbach's materials bears inscription protologue, 25891 therefore lectotype. composed three pressed flowers without their vegetative parts. Other tentative material identified marginata” 49770 collected Schlim originating Aspasica, settlement northern República la Nueva Granada, currently municipality La Playa Belén, Norte Santander, Colombia. However, locality Central America so discarded potential type. If present proposal conserve against accepted, former's epithet would use has consistently been since publication, regardless genus may have placed (i.e., Cochleanthes Raf., Chondrorhyncha Lindl., f., Hook.: e.g., 1854 Walpers, Ann. Syst. 654. 1863 [as ‘Zygopetalum’]; Allen Missouri Gard. 36: 88. 1949 ‘Chondrorhyncha’]; Dunsterville Garay, Venez. Orchid. Ill. 1: 84–85. 1951, Fowlie, l.c., Foldats, Fl. 14(4): 238. 1970 ‘Cochleanthes’]; Whitten Lankesteriana 5: 87–107. 2005, Harding, Alzate-Q. Bol. Ci. Mus. Hist. Nat. Univ. Caldas 15: 32–33. 2011 ‘Warczewiczella’]). cultivation ornamental plant (Harding, l.c.; al., no nomenclatural instability area will occur. rejected, name put disadvantage relation earlier long-neglected heterotypic require transfer replace collections accept updated. Since included Appendix II Convention International Trade Endangered Species Wild Fauna Flora (CITES, http://checklist.cites.org), bureaucratic amendments necessary reflect these modifications, affect stakeholders official agencies lead confusion, misnaming, misinterpretation, scenario must avoided. TECM, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-9588 I am grateful D.C. Zappi N.P. Taylor for critical review manuscript; l'Orto Botanico dell'Università di Torino making 1851 Catalogue accessible via Internet Archive; W access collection; Escola Nacional Botânica Tropical / Instituto Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio Janeiro Coordenação Pessoal Ensino Superior, Brazil, postdoctoral scholarship (88887.187749/2018-00).