98. Rumex japonicus Houtt., Nat. Hist. II(8): Aanwyz. Plaat.[2], 394, tab. 47, fig. 2. 1777. Lectotypus (designated here by Wijnands): JAPAN: Thunberg s.n. (G-PREL [G00818079]!). Notes. – The only specimen representing original material in the Japan herbarium is designated here as lectotype. It is annotated by Houttuyn as “ Rumex dentatus L.?” Houttuyn noted on the sheet that the fruit was drawn for Nat. Hist. II (8): tab. 47, fig. 2. No duplicate has been found in UPS-THUNB.

Published as part of Wijnands, Dirk Onno, Heniger, Johannes, Veldkamp, Jan Frederik, Fumeaux, Nicolas & Callmander, Martin W., 2017, The botanical legacy of Martinus Houttuyn (1720 - 1798) in Geneva, pp. 155-198 in Candollea 72 (1) on page 189, DOI: 10.15553/c2017v721a11, http://zenodo.org/record/5721887