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Issue: Vol. 471 No. 3: 17 November 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-11-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.471.3.10
Page range: 283–289
Abstract views: 45
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New combinations in Ruehssia for the South American species of Marsdenia (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae)

University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste, Casilla de Correo 209, 3400-Corrientes, Argentina
Eudicots Marsdenia Ruehssia Marsdenieae South America Nomenclature

Abstract

The South American species of Marsdenia are transferred to Ruehssia, following the recognition of this lineage as independent from Marsdenia s.str. New combinations are provided for 22 species and 2 subspecies; eight names are lectotypified, and one is neotypified.

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