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Typification of the sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae)
Author(s) -
Ferrer-Gallego P. Pablo,
Boisset Fernando,
Jarvis Charles E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/641.2
Subject(s) - typification , lotus , nelumbo nucifera , herbarium , botany , eudicots , biology , nomenclature , type (biology) , geography , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
The typification of the sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner (≡ Nymphaea nelumbo L.; Nelumbonaceae), is discussed. The designation of the nomenclatural type is based on an assessment of Linnaeus’s original material and the literature cited in the protologue. The name is lectotypified using a specimen from Paul Hermann’s herbarium at BM.