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... AbstractAll the known generic synonyms of Camellia are summarized with their types clarified. Camelliastrum and Desmitus are lectotypified and Salceda is neotypified. “Kailosocarpus” and “Parapiquetia” were not validly published, Theaphylla and Tsia are illegitimate replacement names for Thea, and Kemelia and Tsubaki are illegitimate replacement names for Camellia. Nomenclatural notes on Theopsis ...
... Ten new genus-group names in Alleculinae described in the tribe Alleculini in 2021 and early in 2022 are added to the world checklist of genus-group names in this subfamily, including information about the author, year of publication, and type species (Barbucha Novák, 2021, Cistelochara Novák, 2021, Erzacula Novák, 2021, Mycetoculoides Novák, 2021, Palpistela Novák, 2021, Sulawesica Novák, 2021, U ...
... AbstractIn the protologue of Plagiothecium neglectum, Mönkemeyer (1927) does not indicate any herbarium specimen as a type. The author only gave a short description and attached a figure illustrating selected features of this taxon. The original materials from the Mönkemeyer collection were deposited in the HBG herbarium; however, it is not currently possible to determine their location. Furtherm ...
lectotypes, etc ; Vassobia breviflora; subtropics; Brazil; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The subtribe Iochrominae (Solanaceae) is represented in Brazil by two species, both with broad morphological variation. No study focusing on this subtribe has been published for the country to date. Therefore, the aim of this study is to provide a taxonomic treatment for the Iochrominae occurring in Brazil. Iochroma arborescens is widely distributed across eastern Brazil, with a few collections re ...
lectotypes, etc ; Tenebrionidae; aedeagus; furrows; new species; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Hegeter (Hegeter) merklisp. nov. is described, illustrated, and compared with H. (H.) brevicornis Lindberg, 1953 and H. (H.) gomerensisWollaston, 1864. The following diagnostic features are proposed for the newly established species: antennomeres not cylindrical, bristles of antenna conspicuous, antennomere 5 longer than wide, prosternal apophysis with a deep, narrow furrow, males with small prost ...
lectotypes, etc ; Adansonia; Cynorkis; flora; Indian Ocean; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Most species of the genus Cynorkis are found on the Western Indian Ocean Islands. The correct taxonomic status of many species in this genus is not clear or is unresolved due to poor or lost type specimens, coupled with short protologue descriptions. Here, we lectotypify Cynorkis coccinelloides (Frapp.) Schltr. and show that C. brachycentra (A.Rich.) ex. Kraenzl.is a synonym of C. trilinguis (Frap ...
lectotypes, etc ; Collema; apothecia; epiphytes; new combination; Scandinavia; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The Rostania occultata species complex (‘Collema occultatum s. lat.’) is revised in Fennoscandia and found to consist of four species, all epiphytes on deciduous trees: Rostania effusa A. Košuth., M. Westb. & Wedin sp. nov., R. occultata (Bagl.) Otálora et al., R. pallida A. Košuth., M. Westb. & Wedin sp. nov. and R. populina (Th. Fr.) A. Košuth., M. Westb. & Wedin comb. nov. Rostania effusa and R ...
lectotypes, etc ; Hieracium; Willdenowia; botanists; herbaria; museums; teachers; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The Hieracium (Compositae: Cichorieae) collection of Ferdinand Tessendorff (1879–1924) was recently located in the backlog of the Botanical Museum Berlin. It comprises 565 specimens, including several types, which have now been incorporated into the general herbarium. A digest of the life and work of Tessendorff, a high school teacher and amateur botanist in Berlin, is presented. The status of the ...
lectotypes, etc ; Agrocybe; Hebeloma; Inocybe; Pholiota; Europe; North America; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Charles Horton Peck described some 2700 species of North American fungi in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among these were 31 species that he described as Hebeloma or that later authors recombined into Hebeloma. These 31 taxa have been analyzed morphologically and molecularly, as far as possible. For six of these species, lectotypes are designated. For twelve species, ITS sequences (some parti ...
lectotypes, etc ; DNA; Ulva lactuca; Chile; Mexico; Pacific Ocean; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Ulva nematoidea Bory is a currently accepted species distributed in the south eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Chile. Its identity however remains unknown because no DNA sequences have been obtained from the type specimen. To determine its identity and taxonomic status, we performed high-throughput sequencing on a fragment of the lectotype specimen of U. nematoidea. Genetic analyses of the rbc ...
lectotypes, etc ; Lonicera; Rubiaceae; color; corolla; leaf area; Southern Africa; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Burchellia R.Br. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) is endemic to southern Africa. The type species, B. bubalina (L.f.) Sims, is based on Lonicera bubalina L.f., for which we designate a lectotype. We provide an account of the genus with comprehensive nomenclature and synonymy, including a taxonomic history of all names, and morphological descriptions for the genus and species, as well as distribution and ec ...
lectotypes, etc ; Syrphidae; entomology; flowers; new species; taxonomic keys; India; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Flower fly species of the genus Monoceromyia Shannon (Diptera: Syrphidae) in India are reviewed and two new species, M. flavoscutata Sankararaman, Anooj and Mengual, sp. nov. and M. nigra Sankararaman, Anooj and Mengual, sp. nov., are described from Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh (India), respectively. A new synonym is proposed: M. multipunctata (Hull, 1941) is synonymised under M. polistoides ( ...
lectotypes, etc ; Sarcogyne; allopatry; sandstone; California; Nova Scotia; Sonoran Desert; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Sarcogyne similis is found to produce psoromic acid, a substance previously known from only one other species in the family Acarosporaceae. Study of more than one hundred specimens from throughout the range of S. similis confirms the species is widely distributed from Nova Scotia, Canada, south throughout much of the eastern United States, and westward through the Sonoran Desert to southern Califo ...
lectotypes, etc ; Gymnopilus; Russia; phylogeny; rare species; Czech Republic; Germany; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Gymnopilus stabilis (Fungi, Agaricales), a very rare species of unclear identity described from Europe, was revised using morphological data and phylogenetic affiliations derived from ITS rDNA sequences. Collections from the Czech Republic, Germany, and Russia plus reference vouchers of related or similar species were studied. Gymnopilus stabilis sequences form a moderately supported but distinct ...
lectotypes, etc ; Calea; cypsela; leaves; new species; peduncle; ray florets; terminology; Brazil; Show all 9 Subjects
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... We herein present nomenclatural and taxonomic novelties in Calea sect. Meyeria from Brazil. Calea pruskiana is a new species related to C. triantha and can be distinguished by the acute or cuneate, rarely attenuate leaf apex (vs. obtuse), slightly branched capitulescence (vs. profusely branched), and ray florets 18–21.7 mm long (vs. 9.2–15.3 mm). Calea hispida f. subintegerrima is lectotypified, r ...
lectotypes, etc ; Psephellus; botany; geographical distribution; new species; taxonomic keys; taxonomic revisions; Iran; Show all 8 Subjects
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... A taxonomic revision of Psephellus Cass. sect. Psephelloidei (Boiss.) Wagenitz (Asteraceae) in Iran is preented. Four taxa are recognized and one of them from East Azerbaijan Province, NW Iran, is described as a new species: Psephellus sennikovianus Negaresh. Psephellus gilanicus (Bornm.) Wagenitz and P. leuzeoides (Jaub. & Spach) Wagenitz are lectotypified. Images of the type specimens of all spe ...
... Se designa el lectotipo de Diphysa sennoides Bentham (1853: 12) y se excluyen los otros sintipos determinados como Diphysa floribunda Peyritsch (1859: 78) y Diphysa carthagenen sis Jacquin (1760: 28; 1763: 208). Palabras clave: Coulter, lectotipo, México. The lectotype of Diphysa sennoides Bentham (1853: 12) is designated and the other syntypes determined as Diphysa floribunda Peyritsch (1859: 78) ...
... Recently described species Rivina andamanensis L.J. Singh & M.C. Naik from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, is synonymised under Rivina humilis L. We studied the morphological variations in the unispecific genus Rivina from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana (southern India), Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand (northern India) and Andaman & Nicobar Islan ...
... Lectotypes are designated for four species epithets, including one second-step lectotypification, under the family Gesneriaceae Rich. & Juss., viz., Cyananthus umbrosa Griff., Didymocarpus griffithii Wight, Lysionotus pubescens C.B.Clarke and Petrocosmea parryorum C.E.C.Fisch., along with detailed notes on their typification. ...
lectotypes, etc ; Neotropics; Reduviidae; entomology; insect collection; new species; taxonomic keys; California; Costa Rica; Ohio; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Based on the examination of the type specimens, the following new subjective synonymy is proposed in the Neotropical assassin bug genus Seridentus Osborn, 1904: S. denticulatus Osborn, 1904 = Gnathobleda maculosa Haviland, 1931, syn. nov. Lectotypes of the two nominal species are designated. The type depositories of S. denticulatus, obscurely given in the original description of this species, are ...