IDENTIFICATION AND TYPIFICATION OF TERNSTROEMIA-LINEATA DE-CANDOLLE (THEACEAE)

The lone high-elevation species of Ternstroemia that occurs in central Mexico has gone for many years under the name Ternstroemia pringlei ( Rose) Standley, The much older name Ternstroemia lineata de Candolle, based on a painting of a plant from the same general area, has mostly been overlooked or considered to be unidentifiable, This article provi des typification for the relevant taxa, synonymy, and documentation fo r the identity of T. lineata.