The present paper deals with the necessity to establish the identity of a poorly described, mostly neglected, and yet untypified name, i.e., Crocus purpureus Weston. This name was described by Weston (Bot. Univ. 2: 238. 1771) with a protologue consisting only of the following: “— idem [this stands for “Crocus vernus latifolius”], flore purpureo magno. / Large purple Crocus.” After some literature research, it may be argued that this polynomial originated from Bauhin (Pinax: 65. 1623). In turn...
Proposal to reject the name Crocus purpureus (Iridaceae)
PERUZZI, LORENZO
2016-01-01
Abstract
The present paper deals with the necessity to establish the identity of a poorly described, mostly neglected, and yet untypified name, i.e., Crocus purpureus Weston. This name was described by Weston (Bot. Univ. 2: 238. 1771) with a protologue consisting only of the following: “— idem [this stands for “Crocus vernus latifolius”], flore purpureo magno. / Large purple Crocus.” After some literature research, it may be argued that this polynomial originated from Bauhin (Pinax: 65. 1623). In turn...File in questo prodotto:
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