Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae) of the Brazilian Flora: Nomenclatural Survey Reveals Twenty-Five New Synonyms and Widely Applied Illegitimate Names

Caroline Oliveira Andrino; Fabiane Nepomuceno Costa; Nancy Hensold; Renato Ramos; Paulo Takeo Sano

doi:10.1600/036364422X16573019348193

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16 September 2022 Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae) of the Brazilian Flora: Nomenclatural Survey Reveals Twenty-Five New Synonyms and Widely Applied Illegitimate Names

Caroline Oliveira Andrino, Fabiane Nepomuceno Costa, Nancy Hensold, Renato Ramos, Paulo Takeo Sano

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Systematic Botany, 47(3):635-641 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16573019348193

Abstract

Paepalanthus is the second largest genus of Eriocaulaceae, with about one-third of the species recorded for the family, but it has not received a recent comprehensive taxonomic treatment. Detailed taxonomic studies show that many names currently in use are actually synonyms. In addition, it was necessary to lectotypify some names. Twenty-five synonyms, associated with 15 species and 10 varieties, and 18 lectotypifications in Paepalanthus are here presented, yielding a revised total of 395 species in the genus, 327 of which occur in Brazil. For each taxon treated here we provide taxonomic status, typification, synonymy, nomenclatural notes, comments, and distribution data.

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Caroline Oliveira Andrino, Fabiane Nepomuceno Costa, Nancy Hensold, Renato Ramos, and Paulo Takeo Sano "Paepalanthus (Eriocaulaceae) of the Brazilian Flora: Nomenclatural Survey Reveals Twenty-Five New Synonyms and Widely Applied Illegitimate Names," Systematic Botany 47(3), 635-641, (16 September 2022). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16573019348193

Published: 16 September 2022

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