New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract
Short communication
A rose by any other name: two problems of scent in the naming and typification
of New Zealand plants
C. J. WEBB
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
P. O. Box 12 240
Wellington, New Zealand
Abstract For two New Zealand species, the plant names are
inappropriate references to the scent of the plant. Both result from
misinterpretation of earlier work and are resolved here. Firstly, Banks &
Solander originally applied the epithet aromatica to the species now
known as Scandia rosifolia not to Anisotome aromatica, but as
their manuscript was not published current usage is retained. Secondly,
following the Forsters, the type species of Coprosma is correctly
designated as C. foetidissima not the inappropriately scented C.
lucida; subgeneric and sectional names are corrected.
Keywords scent; Coprosma; type species; subgeneric and
sectional names; Rubiaceae; Anisotome; Scandia; Apiaceae; New
Zealand
B95002
Received 9 January 1995; accepted 11 December 1995
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