Is Ephedra lepidosperma (Ephedraceae) a validly published name?

YONG YANG

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.275.2.12

Issue: Vol. 275 No. 2: 19 September 2016

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2016-09-19

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.275.2.12

Page range: 189–190

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**Is Ephedra lepidosperma (Ephedraceae) a validly published name?**

YONG YANG⁺⁻

State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China

Ephedra lepidosperma validation the Melbourne Code

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Abstract

It is basic for plant nomenclature about when and where a name is validly published and who is the author(s). Correct citations are taxonomic requirements, and it is necessary to make a clarification if there is any confusion.