Taxonomic status and nomenclature of Cephalotaxus lanceolata (Cephalotaxaceae)

The nomenclature of Cephalotaxus lanceolata is controversial. After a thorough literature investigation, the nomenclatural problems have been resolved. This name was published in W. C. Cheng et al. (1975) and, although ascribed to “K. M. Feng”, there is no suggestion that the descriptive material in...

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Published inPhytoKeys Vol. 222; no. 1; pp. 173 - 177
Main Author Yang, Yong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sofia Pensoft Publishers 24.03.2023
Subjects
Analysis
Biodiversity
Cephalotaxus
Forestry
Gymnosperms
Handbooks
Identification and classification
Nomenclature
Phylogeny
Taxonomy
China
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Summary:The nomenclature of Cephalotaxus lanceolata is controversial. After a thorough literature investigation, the nomenclatural problems have been resolved. This name was published in W. C. Cheng et al. (1975) and, although ascribed to “K. M. Feng”, there is no suggestion that the descriptive material in the protologue was provided by K. M. Feng. Under Art. 46.5 of the ICN, this name should be attributed to K. M. Feng ex W. C. Cheng et al. but not to K. M. Feng alone. It has been claimed that the name is an illegitimate later homonym of one published by Beissner in 1901, but Beissner never accepted this name in any of his publications and so, under Art. 36.1, he did not validly publish an earlier homonym. Cephalotaxus lanceolatus was first validly published in W. C. Cheng et al. (1975).
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
1314-2011
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.222.101974