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The identity and typification of Guarea hoffmanniana C. DC. ( Meliaceae )
Author(s) -
Grayum Michael H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/25065697
Subject(s) - typification , meliaceae , identity (music) , biology , botany , geography , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , philosophy , aesthetics
Morphological evaluation of a previously overlooked isotype, together with an improved comprehension of its Costa Rican type locality, permit the definitive application of the long‐misunderstood name Guarea hoffmanniana C. DC. to the species known most recently as Guarea macropetala T. D. Penn. The former name is lectotypified on the newly found isotype, and the latter name is formally relegated to taxonomic synonymy. All collections examined for this study are cited.