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Interpretation and typification of Cactus ficus‐indica L. and Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Miller (Cactaceae)
Author(s) -
Leuenberger Beat Ernst
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222775
Subject(s) - typification , cactus , ficus , herbarium , botany , biology , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology)
Summary Leuenberger, B. E.: Interpretation and typification of Cactus ficus‐indica L. and Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Miller (Cactaceae). ‐ Taxon 40: 621–627. 1991. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. The taxonomic history of the controversial names Cactus ficus‐indica and Opuntia ficus‐indica (Cactaceae) is discussed. An analysis of the changing interpretation of these names demonstrates the necessity of formal typification in order to achieve nomenclatural stability. A specimen in the Linnaean herbarium at Stockholm is designated as the neotype of C. ficus‐indica. By interpreting this name as the basionym of O. ficus‐indica , the long‐established name of the commercially most important cactus species can be saved.

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