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NOMENCLATURAL HISTORY AND TYPIFICATION OF MARTYNIA AND PROBOSCIDEA (MARTYNIACEAE)
Author(s) -
Hevly Richard H.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1218379
Subject(s) - typification , herbarium , proboscidea , type (biology) , biology , botany , nomenclature , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
Summary The specimen of Martynia annua [Houstoun in Martyn] L. in the Linnaean herbarium does not correspond with the original description of that species but is instead a specimen of Proboscidea louisianica (Miller) Thellung. Examination of the nomenclatural history of these two species, which are the type species of the genera Martynia and Proboscidea , indicates that the names can be maintained in their current usage. No type specimens were indicated by the describing authors, but illustrations provided by them can serve as lectotypes.