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The typification and identity of Cyperus hirtus Thunb. (1803)
Author(s) -
Lye Kåre Arnstein
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 - 10.2307/25065701
Subject(s) - typification , pantropical , taxon , botany , biology , flora (microbiology) , correct name , cyperus , nomenclature , taxonomy (biology) , genus , genetics , bacteria
Cyperus hirtus Thunb. from South Africa is lectotypified and shown to belong to Fimbristylis squarrosa Vahl. Misidentification of this plant and misapplication of its name by Kükenthal in 1936 has resulted in American botanists using Bulbostylis hirta (Thunb.) Svenson (e.g., in Flora Mesoamericana) for the pantropical taxon Bulbostylis hispidula (Vahl) R. Haines.