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A REAPPRAISAL OF THE APPLICATION OF SPECIFIC EPITHETS OF THE TYPE SPECIES OF MORAEA AND DIETES (IRIDACEAE)
Author(s) -
Barnard T. T.,
Goldblatt P.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1219010
Subject(s) - epithet , sensu , iridaceae , botany , type (biology) , biology , crocus , linguistics , ecology , philosophy , genus
Summary The type species of two Iridaceous genera, Moraea and Dietes are currently known by incorrectly applied epithets. The early nomenclatural history of these two species, Moraea vegeta L. (= M. tristis (L.f.) Ker = M. juncea L. sensu N. E. Br.) and Dietes iridioides (L.) Klatt (= D. vegata (L.) N. E. Br.) is examined and the restoration of the correct epithets proposed. A third species M. juncea L. is rejected as it is not possible to identify this plant.