A New Synonym for Corynandra aspera (J. Koenig ex DC.) Roalson, with Notes on Morphological Variation in Cleomaceae of Southern India

Thalictrum xingshanicum was considered to be different from its close ally T. fargesii by the leaf size and number of carpels. In the present study, it reveals that morphological variation of T. fargesii had been misunderstood by previous authors. Here, we clarify the variations of T. fargesii and propose T. xingshanicum as its new synonym. A lectotype of T. pallidum Franch. is also designated.

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Nomenclature and synonymic remarks on two species of Eupterotidae (Lepidoptera) described by Johan Christian Fabricius, and notes on related species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.11 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4471 (2) ◽

pp. 381

Author(s):

VADIM V. ZOLOTUHIN

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Related Species ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Southern India ◽

Valid Species ◽

Zoological Museum ◽

Related Taxon ◽

New Synonym ◽

New Synonymy ◽

First Time

Types of two species of monkey moths (Eupterotidae, Lepidoptera) described by Johan Christian Fabricius were located and are here figured for the first time, and lectotypes are designated for both species. The lectotype of Bombyx hibisci Fabricius 1775 is a male from the Hunterian Museum (Glasgow). The lectotype of Bombyx orientalis Fabricius 1793, originally listed from “Dom. Lund” was found in the Zoological Museum—University of Copenhagen (as temporarily loan from the Zoological Museum of Kiel University) with an old incorrect identification label. Both species are members of the genus Eupterote Hübner, 1820 (so-called Brachytera-lineage). The following new synonymy can thus be established: Eupterote orientalis (Fabricius, 1793), comb. nov. (= Dreata geminata Walker 1855, syn. nov., syn. corr.; = Eupterote geminata var. hebes Grünberg 1914, syn. nov.; = Dreata anada Moore 1860, syn. nov., = Brachytera phalaenaria C. & R. Felder, 1874, syn. nov., = Eupterote auriflua Moore, 1884, syn. nov.). The type locality for orientalis originally given as “India orientali” is likely to be Sri Lanka. The related taxon, Eupterote gardneri Bryk, 1950, stat. nov. is established as valid species (bona species) with the a new synonym, Eupterote bifasciata Kishida, 1994, syn. nov. Eupterote primularis Moore, 1884 is considered a distinct species native to Central and Southern India.

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Morphological Variation of the Scorpionfly Panorpa obtusa Cheng (Mecoptera: Panorpidae) with a New Synonym

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0108545 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e108545 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Na Ma ◽

Guilin Hu ◽

Junxia Zhang ◽

Baozhen Hua

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

New Synonym

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The genus Stevia (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae) in Chile: a taxonomical and morphological analysis

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.282.1.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 282 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

DIEGO G. GUTIÉRREZ ◽

MÉLICA MUÑOZ-SCHICK ◽

MARIANA A. GROSSI ◽

JUAN F. RODRÍGUEZ-CRAVERO ◽

VANEZZA MORALES ◽

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Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Morphological Analysis ◽

The Other ◽

Field Observations ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Other Hand ◽

New Synonym ◽

Taxonomical Study

A taxonomical study of the Chilean Stevia is herein presented since there is no agreement on current names and the number of species for Chile. A detailed morphological analysis of type and non-type specimens including new field observations was undertaken. In this work we recognized only one species of Stevia in Chile: S. philippiana. This species has a wide morphological variation mainly in leaf and pappus features. A lectotype of the name S. hyssopifolia was designated. Stevia hyssopifolia var. panulensis was regarded as a new synonym of S. philippiana. On the other hand, S. adenophora and S. chamaedrys were excluded from the Chilean flora. Finally, Porophyllym tarapacanum was excluded from the Tagetean genus Porophyllum and included as a new synonym of S. philippiana, too.

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Genetic and morphological variation in natural teak (Tectona grandis) populations of the Western Ghats in Southern India

Journal of Forestry Research ◽

10.1007/s11676-014-0528-0 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 805-812 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

P. M. Sreekanth ◽

M. Balasundaran ◽

P. A. Nazeem

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Tectona Grandis ◽

Southern India ◽

The Western Ghats

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Shedding light on a species from the shadows: the case of Paepalanthus macaheensis (Eriocaulaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.230.3.3 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 230 (3) ◽

pp. 250 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marcelo Trovó ◽

Paulo Sano

Keyword(s):

Morphological Variation ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Forest Understory ◽

Second Step ◽

Similar Species ◽

Distribution Map ◽

First Line ◽

Line Drawings ◽

New Synonym

Open grasslands are the usual habitats of Eriocaulaceae, but a few species also grow in forest understory. Paepalanthus macaheensis grows exclusively in shaded habitat, and has broad morphological variation and a confusing taxonomy. Here, the nomenclatural history associated with this species is clarified, the name is formally reestablished, and a second-step lectotype for the name is designated. Paepalanthus euryphyllus is proposed as a new synonym of P. macaheensis and comparisons with morphologically similar species are presented. A detailed description, the first line drawings of P. macaheensis, photographs, and a distribution map are provided. An official conservation status of endangered was assessed by the Brazilian National Center for Flora Conservation (CNCFlora).

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