Date de publication : Fl. Peruv., 4:
t. 348. 1813 [fin 1803-07/1813, voir Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 60: 4. 1993, et TL-2,
9771]. Voir aussi Ruiz & Pav.
in Gomez, Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles, 13:
14-15. 1956 [= Fl. Peruv., 4(2); voir TL-2
9771].
D'après Trofimov
et al. (Taxon, 65(5):
992. 2016): "Rohwer (1986) considered
Nectandra latifolia (Kunth) Mez as the correct name of this species [
Damburney purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Trofimov 2016], because the text of the Laurographia (Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis, vol. 4), containing the description of the competing name
Laurus purpurea Ruiz & Pav. remained unpublished until 1955. However, the plates have been distributed earlier, and the plate of this species shows floral details and a separate fruit. According to Art. 38.8/38.9 of the Code (McNeill & al., 2012), this is sufficient for valid publication. According to Alvarez López (
1955), the plates have been ready for distribution in late 1803 or early 1804, but it remained unclear when they actually had been distributed. Stafleu & Cowan (1979) suggested “In view of the circumstance that the first references to Ruiz and Pavon’s fourth volume date from 1830, it seems advisable to regard the publication by Kunth as the earlier one.” Now Pedro Moraes (pers. comm.) has drawn our attention to the fact that Pavón sent a copy of the Laurographia and the plates to J.E. Smith in July 1813, for presentation to the Linnean Society of London. The accompanying letter is available at
http://linnean-online.org/62228. This can be regarded as an effective publication in the sense of Art. 30.4./30.5. of the Code (McNeill & al., 2012)."
