Abstract
The type material of Jungermannia obscura Sw., collected by Olof Swartz in Jamaica between 1783 and 1786, is a mixture of three common tropical species of Frullania: F. arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche, F. gibbosa Nees and F. riojaneirensis (Raddi) Aongstr. The material of F. arecae fits the protologue best and is therefore chosen as the lectotype of J. obscura Sw. As a consequence, the name Frullania arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche is replaced by the older name Frullania obscura (Sw.) Dumort.
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Claims 3
Claim · model-written summary
The Jungermannia obscura type is a mixture of three Frullania species.
Verbatim
e0“The type material of Jungermannia obscura Sw., collected by Olof Swartz in Jamaica between 1783 and 1786, is a mixture of three common tropical species of Frullania: F. arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche, F. gibbosa Nees and F. riojaneirensis (Raddi) Aongstr.”
Claim · model-written summary
F. arecae material best fits the protologue and is chosen as lectotype.
- Taxon
- F. arecae
Frullania arecaee0 - Outcome
- lectotypee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The material of F. arecae fits the protologue best and is therefore chosen as the lectotype of J. obscura Sw.”
Claim · model-written summary
Frullania obscura replaces the name Frullania arecae.
- Taxon
- Frullania arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche
Frullania arecaee0 - Outcome
- Frullania obscura (Sw.) Dumort.e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“the name Frullania arecae (Spreng.) Gottsche is replaced by the older name Frullania obscura (Sw.) Dumort.”