Revised Lectotypification of Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. (Convolvulaceae)

The original lectotype for the name Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum L. was based on a specimen from LINN that is not original material. The sole extant original element for the name is deposited in the Burser herbarium in UPS. The previous lectotype is here superseded with the designation of the Bur...

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Published in:Taxon 2005-05, Vol.54 (2), p.477-478
Main Authors: García, Miguel A., Cafferty, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Herbaria
Herbs
Lectotype
Lectotypes
Nomenclature
Plant names
Plants
Scholarly publishing
Taxa
Typification
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Summary:The original lectotype for the name Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum L. was based on a specimen from LINN that is not original material. The sole extant original element for the name is deposited in the Burser herbarium in UPS. The previous lectotype is here superseded with the designation of the Burser specimen. Comments on the valid publication of the combination C. epithymum (L.) L. are also included.
ISSN:0040-0262
1996-8175
DOI:10.2307/25065377