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THE TYPE LOCALITY FOR MENZIES' COLLECTIONS OF PYROLA PICTA, P. DENTATA , AND P. APHYLLA FROM THE NORTHWEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA
Author(s) -
Haber Erich
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1221214
Subject(s) - east coast , geography , mainland , west coast , type locality , mangrove , archaeology , oceanography , ecology , biology , physical geography , geology , taxonomy (biology)
Summary The type locality for the species Pyrola picta, P. dentata , and P. aphylla , collected by Menzies from the northwest coast of North America, has been considered to be Nootka Island, located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island. A review of Menzies' journal of Vancouver's survey of the northwest coast during 1792 and other publications dealing with his voyage during the 1793 and 1794 seasons indicates that the type specimens could not have been collected at Nootka Island. Visits to the settlement at Nootka were made at the wrong times of the year for collecting flowering specimens. Menzies'journal for 1792 suggests that the probable collection site is Nipple Summit on West Redonda Island off the mainland coast of British Columbia. It is at the same latitude as Nootka, but about 150 km to the east.