(3023) Proposal to conserve the name Mimulus violaceus (Torenia violacea) with a conserved type against T. edentula (Linderniaceae) and associated lectotypification of T. peduncularis and T. exappendiculata

(3023) Mimulus violaceus Azaola in Blanco, Fl. Filip. , ed. 2: 357. 1845 Angiosp.: Scrophular. / Phrym. , nom. cons. prop. Typus: Philippines, Luzon, Laguna Prov. , Calauan, 1837–1839, Cuming 578 (MW barcode MW0747600), typ. cons. prop. (=) Torenia edentula Griff. in Madras J. Lit. Sci. 4: 376. 1836, nom. rej. prop. Neotypus (hic designatus): India, Assam, Jenkins (L 2D-code L. 2807346; isoneotypus: L 2D-code L. 2807345). Mimulus violaceus was described by Azaola from Calauan, Philippines, and first appeared in Blanco's Flora de Filipinas (Fl. Filip. , ed. 2: 357. 1845). The original description of Mimulus violaceus says "Tallo de cuatro lados. Hojas opuestas, lampiñas y dentadas. Flores axilares, de color de violeta. Cal. tubuloso, prismático, de cinco dientes. Cor. hipogina, bilabiada el labio superior de dos lóbulos: el inferior de tres estam. cuatro didinamos, fijos en el tubo de la corola. Anteras de dos lóbulos, estilo simple, con el estigma de dos láminas; cagilla de dos valvas, dos aposentos y muchas semillas. Planta como de seis pulgadas de alto, con las hoja opuestas, lampiñas y dentadas. Descubierta y descrita por el Sr. Azaola, en Calauan" (Stem four-sided. Leaves opposite, hairless and toothed. Flowers axillary, violet in color. Calyx tubular, prismatic, with five teeth. Corolla hypogynous, bilabiate, the upper lip with two lobes, the lower one with three. Stamens four, didynamous, affixed to the corolla tube. Anthers two-lobed, style simple, with the stigma two-bladed; capsule with two valves, two chambers and many seeds. Plants about six inches high, with opposite, hairless, toothed leaves. Discovered and described by Mr. Azaola, in Calauan). Blanco (l. c.: LIII) treated both Torenia and Mimulus in class "Didinamia" (didynamous stamens), though separated by Torenia having a 2-parted calyx and Mimulus a 5-parted calyx. Mimulus violaceus was later synonymised under Torenia edentula Griff. (in Madras J. Lit. Sci. 4: 376. 1836) by Fernandez-Villar (in Naves Regel, l. c. ; Hooker, l. c. ). Additionally, the taxon exhibits a bi-lipped calyx and axillary, racemose, or pseudo-axillary inflorescences (Saldanha, l. c. ; Hong Liu Yamazaki, l. c. ; Dutta in Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 19: 25. 1965; Saldanha, l. c. ; Hong Fischer https: //powo. science. kew. org/; http: //www. efloras. org/florataxon. aspx? floraᵢd=2 to Kanchi N. Gandhi, for his nomenclatural advice; to James Lendemer, for his comments on the improvements of the early versions of the manuscript; and to John H. Wiersema, for his comments on the improvement of the final versions of the manuscript.