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Nomenclatural Change
A new name in southern African Justicia L. (Acanthaceae)
Bothalia | Vol 49, No 1 | a2380 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v49i1.2380
| © 2019 John C. Manning
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 07 June 2018 | Published: 09 January 2019
Submitted: 07 June 2018 | Published: 09 January 2019
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John C. Manning, Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa; and, Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAbstract
Background: Ongoing systematic studies in the African flora necessitate periodic nomenclatural adjustments and corrections.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to effect requisite nomenclatural changes.
Method: Relevant literature was consulted and type specimens were examined.
Results: One nomenclatural correction is required in Justicia L. (Acanthaceae).
Conclusion: The replacement name Justicia conferta J.C.Manning & Goldblatt is provided for the illegitimate homonym Justicia densiflora (Hochst.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, and the validity of the combination Justicia andromeda (Lindau) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt is clarified.
Keywords
Adhatoda; Nomenclature
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