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Clarification of synonymy for the common moth‐vine Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae)
Author(s) -
Forster Paul I.,
Bruyns Peter V.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222403
Subject(s) - vine , taxon , subtropics , biology , temperate climate , botany , ecology
Summary Forster, P. I. & Bruyns, P. V.: Clarification of synonymy for the common moth‐vine Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). ‐ Taxon 41: 746‐749. 1992. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. The synonymy of the South American climber Araujia sericifera Brot., which is widely naturalized in temperate and subtropical regions, is clarified. Plants of this species have been commonly referred to as A. sericofera (an incorrect orthographic variant) or as A. hortorum Fourn. Lectotypes are designated for A. sericifera Brot., A. hortorum Fourn. and Physianthus albens C. Martius.