Abstract Evidence is presented that the records of Plantago virginica from South Africa and of P. australis from Reunion Island (France) are in fact misidentified specimens of P. tomentosa. These are the first records of P. tomentosa outside South America. The species is native to Argentina, Bolivia, southern Brazil, southern Paraguay, southern Peru and Uruguay. My findings suggest that P. virginica, native to North America, and P. australis, native to the Americas, do not occur in Africa. Furthermore, a lectotype is designated for the name P. affinis, a synonym of P. tomentosa.

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Plantago tomentosa（Plantaginaceae），而不是在南非归化的 P. virginica：该物种在南美洲以外的首次记录

摘要 有证据表明南非的维吉尼亚车前草和留尼汪岛（法国）的澳大利亚车前草的记录实际上是被误认的毛皮车前标本。这些是南美洲以外的 P. tomentosa 的第一个记录。该物种原产于阿根廷、玻利维亚、巴西南部、巴拉圭南部、秘鲁南部和乌拉圭。我的研究结果表明，原产于北美的 P. virginica 和原产于美洲的 P. australis 不会出现在非洲。此外，还为 P. affinis 名称指定了选型，这是 P. tomentosa 的同义词。