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Typification of the name Smilax lanceolata L.
Author(s) -
Acosta Lilian Ferrufino,
Greuter Werner
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.1002/tax.591027
Subject(s) - typification , herbarium , extant taxon , botany , biology , traditional medicine , geography , taxonomy (biology) , nomenclature , evolutionary biology , medicine
A mislabelled specimen in the Clifford herbarium (BM) is identified as the single extant original element on which Linnaeus based Smilax lanceolata. It is here designated as the lectotype of the name, corroborating its placement in the synonymy of S. laurifolia L.