Open AccessThe typification of <i>Mimosa senegal</i>
Author(s) -
J. H. Ross
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bothalia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2311-9284
pISSN - 0006-8241
DOI - 10.4102/abc.v11i4.1484
Subject(s) - typification , botany , eucalyptus , type (biology) , geography , selection (genetic algorithm) , nomenclature , biology , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , computer science , artificial intelligence
Analysis of the protologue of Mimosa senegal L. in Species Plantarum ed. I: 521 (1753) indicated that it embraced two different elements. I he absence ol a type specimen or the existence of an illustration from which Linnaeus could have drawn up his diagnostic phrase-name necessitated the selection of a neotype to preserve the application of the name M. senegal.