Irenella chrysotricha Suess. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 318. 1934

Type (designated by Borsch, T., Flores-Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Müller, K. F. 20181): Lectotype (designated here): ECUADOR. Bei Bulao in silvis umbrosis, Eggers 14145 (B barcode B10 0242400 [image!] !, CETAF stable ID: http://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/B100242400; isolectotypes M barcode M-0241877[image!]!, CETAF stable ID: http://id.snsb.info/snsb/collection/662853/720674/369832, US barcode 00604386 [image!]!). Note: The protologe cites other original material from Ecuador (Provinz Manabi, Eggers 14833; Provinz Guayas, San Ignacio, ad marginem silvulae, I. Holmgren 57 [S! 2 sheets]; sudl. Babahoyo, X. 1933, 20 m u. Meer, H.J.F. Schimpff 304 [M!, US barcode 00604385 [image!]!]; and in cultis, A. Sodiro 130/21 [M!]. The only other specimen than the lectotype with an original annotation as “gen. & spec. nov.” with the handwriting of Suessenguth is from Holmgren.

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1. Borsch, T., Flores-Olvera, H., Zumaya, S. & Müller, K. F. 2018: Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine P. Browne (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity. – Taxon 67(5): 944-976. http://doi.org/10.12705/675.7