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THE LECTOTYPE OF THE GENERIC NAME BIGNONIA —AGAIN
Author(s) -
Wilbur Robert L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1220292
Subject(s) - confusion , genus , nomenclature , zoology , type (biology) , genealogy , biology , geography , taxonomy (biology) , evolutionary biology , ecology , history , psychology , psychoanalysis
Summary Dispute over the lectotypification of the Linnaean genus Bignonia has resulted in numerous conflicting nomenclatural papers during the past century. Repeated interpretations of the protologue and study of both pre‐ and post‐1753 usage have failed to provide a generally accepted type resulting in considerable nomenclatural confusion. Strict application of the Code, in my opinion, results in the acceptance of Bignonia unguis‐cati L. as the generic lectotype as it was the first species explicitly so designated. However, the usage of most current floras and botanists would be best served by conserving Bignonia capreolata L. as the lectotype of the genus Bignonia and this is recommended to the Spermatophyta Committee.