Typifications of Linnaean names in the genus Centaurea and Serratula (Asteraceae)
18 June 2016
Altınordu, Fahim; Ferrer-Gallego, PedroThe typification of three Linnaean names in the genus Centaurea and one in Serratula (Asteraceae): C. lippii (≡ Volutaria lippii), C. muricata (≡ Volutaria muricata), C. repens (≡ Rhaponticum repens) and S. babylonica (≡ Centaurea babylonica), is discussed. Designations of the nomenclatural types are based on the consultation of Linnaeus’s original material and the literature cited in the respecive protologues. Three names are lectotypified using specimens from both Linnaeus herbarium at LINN and the illustrations from Isnard and Dodoëns, Furthermorea neotype is designated for Serratula babylonica from a specimen at LINN.
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10.1111/njb.01234