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HISTORY AND TYPIFICATION OF THE GENERIC NAME CUPHEA (LYTHRACEAE)
Author(s) -
Graham Shirley A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1216055
Subject(s) - typification , lythraceae , correct name , genus , botany , biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , nomenclature , identity (music) , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , computer science , art , artificial intelligence , aesthetics
Summary The selection of Cuphea P. Browne as the correct name and author for the genus over the names Parsonsia and Melanium is discussed. The identity of the type species is established as C. decandra Ait. by comparison of the morphology and distribution of possible candidates with the original description of the genus.