Validity of published names - confirmed Crocus gunae, Crocus reinhardii Crocus iranicus are the new species described by Dr Janis Ruksans in IRG 61 January 2015. The Type specimen sheets have been prepared by Janis and the Holotypes submitted to Gatersleben and/or Gothenburg. The descriptions have been overseen, as stated by Janis , by Dr Reinhard Frtisch a professional botanist of great repute.
I show this example showing detail of Type and Holtype : Crocus gunae Ruksans species nova. Type: Ex culturae in horto Janis Ruksans. (Plants from Iran, Mazandaran, between Astaneh and Fulad Mahalleh. open slope not far from pass. 36.01.001 N; 53.37.750 E. Collected 23-04-2008. WHIR-100). Holotype: GB (Gothenburg) All procedures have been undertaken as required for the valid publication of these names under the authorship of Dr Janis Ruksans. M. Y. Adolf Ceska aceska at telus.net Mon Feb 2 06:29:47 CET 2015 Hi, The last issue of the IRG e-magazine was nice, but I doubt that Janis' three new species were validly described. The author did not select the types, he only mentioned the herbarium where the types are deposited. That's not enough, I think. All the best, Adolf Ceska
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