Lectotypification of Anaphalis morii Nakai (Asteraceae) with Brief Discussions of its Taxonomic Entity

Systematic studies for genus Anaphalis in Koreaare relatively scarce. As a fundamental step to further taxonomic studies of this genus, we here propose lectotype for A. morii, endemic taxa in Korea with a brief re-evaluation of its taxonomic entity. During the examination of herbarium specimen for A. morii, we found nine sheets of five collections in three herbaria. Among the original materials, we selected a specimen in TI which was first cited by the author and include an additional annotation, matching with his own description. Also, we were able to determine the taxonomic relationships between A. morii and its relatives, A. yakusimensis. Based on our observation, we identified that several morphological characters are clearly differ from A. yakusimensis occurring only Isl. Yakushima in Japan.