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THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE PLANT KNOWN AS PLUCHEA SYMPHYTIFOLIA (MILLER) GILLIS (ASTERACEAE)
Author(s) -
Khan Ronaq,
Jarvis C. E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222661
Subject(s) - typification , asteraceae , miller , taxon , botany , biology , lobata , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , pueraria , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary The combination Pluchea symphytifolia (Miller) Gillis resulted from an erroneous interpretation of the original material apparently associated with the name Conyza symphytifolia Miller. Comparison of the material regarded as the lectotype by Gillis with both Miller's original description and Houstoun's manuscript which accompanied the accession shows that Gillis' typification is incorrect. Accordingly his combination cannot apply to the taxon known formerly (and correctly) as Pluchea carolinensis (Jacquin) G. Don. Conyza symphytifolia is typified, the name falling into the synonymy of Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cassini.