Open AccessNew combinations, rank changes, and nomenclatural and taxonomic comments in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States, III
Author(s) -
Alan S. Weakley,
Derick B. Poindexter,
Richard J. LeBlond,
Bruce A. Sorrie,
Edwin L. Bridges,
Steve L. Orzell,
Alan R. Franck,
Melanie Schori,
Brian R. Keener,
Alvin R. Diamond,
Aaron Floden,
Richard D. Noyes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the botanical research institute of texas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2644-1608
pISSN - 1934-5259
DOI - 10.17348/jbrit.v12.i1.910
Subject(s) - biology , cyperaceae , botany , flora (microbiology) , taxonomy (biology) , orchidaceae , taxon , nomenclature , fabaceae , poaceae , genetics , bacteria
As part of ongoing efforts to understand and document the flora of the southeastern United States, a number of taxonomic changes at generic, specific, and infraspecific rank are made. We also discuss and clarify the recommended taxonomy for other taxa (not requiring nomenclatural acts) and present a point of view about the practical and philosophic basis for making taxonomic changes in an allegedly well-understood flora. The genera (and families) affected are Endodeca (Aristolochiaceae), Erigeron, Pityopsis, and Solidago (Asteraceae), Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae), Carex (Cyperaceae), Baptisia and Indigofera (Fabaceae), Salvia and Scutellaria (Lamiaceae), Stenanthium (Melanthiaceae), Epidendrum (Orchidaceae), and Andropogon, Coleataenia, Dichanthelium, Digitaria, and Panicum (Poaceae).