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Atlas Florae Europaeae notes 17: Typification of Cotoneaster tomentosus ( Rosaceae ) and its synonyms
Author(s) -
Sennikov Alexander N.,
Somlyay Lajos
Publication year - 2011
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.602026
Subject(s) - typification , basionym , nomenclature , botany , taxon , epithet , rosaceae , biology , taxonomy (biology) , linguistics , philosophy
The name Cotoneaster tomentosus and its basionym Mespilus tomentosa are shown to be illegitimate because when published both included the earlier legitimate name, M. orientalis . The original circumscription of M. coccinea was based mostly on the material of C . tomentosus with misadditions of C . niger and C . integerrimus s. l. Fruit characters of the latter taxon pro vided the species epithet. The previous intended lectotypes of M . orientalis and M . coccinea are superseded because they were selected from non‐original material; the new lectotypes are designated here. The history of Pál Kitaibel's material of Cotoneaster is traced, and its identity is established. Cotoneaster coccineus is the earliest name available for the red‐fruited cotoneaster with hairy hypanthia native in Europe and would have to be adopted if M . tomentosa is not conserved against M . orientalis .