TY - JOUR AU - Thulin, Mats AU - Marticorena, Alicia AU - Swenson, Ulf PY - 2021/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Molinaʼs species of Lucuma: neotypifications and nomenclatural implications JF - Gayana Botanica JA - Gayana Bot. VL - 78 IS - 2 SE - ORIGINAL ARTICLES DO - UR - https://gayanabotanica.cl/index.php/gb/article/view/411 SP - 162-171 AB - <p>The story of the life and botanical contributions of Juan Ignacio Molina (1740-1829), “the first Chilean scientist”, are briefly outlined. The generic name <em>Lucuma </em>is considered to be validly published by Molina in 1782, and the identities of the five species of the genus, <em>L. bifera, L. turbinata, L. valparadisaea, L. keule, </em>and <em>L. spinosa</em>, are discussed. Four species names are neotypified with material from Chile and the nomenclatural implications are discussed. <em>Lucuma bifera</em>, with <em>L. turbinata </em>in synonymy, becomes the name for the commonly cultivated Andean fruit tree in Sapotaceae currently called <em>Pouteria lucuma</em>. <em>Gayella valparadisaea</em>, with <em>Lucuma valparadisaea </em>in synonymy, becomes the name for the endemic Chilean tree in Sapotaceae currently called <em>Pouteria splendens</em>. <em>Gomortega keule</em>, with <em>Lucuma keule </em>in synonymy, remains the name for this endemic Chilean fruit tree in the monotypic family Gomortegaceae. <em>Geoffroea decorticans</em>, with <em>Lucuma spinosa </em>in synonymy, remains the name for this South American tree or shrub with edible fruits in Fabaceae.</p> ER -