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Typification of the name of the Afrotropical sycomore fig Ficus sycomorus (Moraceae), and nomenclatural remarks on its synonyms
Author(s) -
Ferrer-Gallego P. Pablo,
Boisset Fernando
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.12705/662.10
Subject(s) - typification , moraceae , ficus , botany , nomenclature , eudicots , biology , taxonomy (biology)
The typification of the name of the Linnaean sycomore fig Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus (Moraceae) is discussed. The name is lectotypified using an original illustration from Mattioli’s De plantis epitome utilissima , and an epitype is also selected. The types of the name F. sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa and several synonyms are nomenclaturally revised.