The taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe ×vadensis [K. blossfeldiana × K. marmorata var. somaliensis] (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), an early nothospecies produced in The Netherlands in the 1950s

GIDEON F. SMITH

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.561.2.8

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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.561.2.8

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The taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe ×vadensis [K. blossfeldiana × K. marmorata var. somaliensis] (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), an early nothospecies produced in The Netherlands in the 1950s

GIDEON F. SMITH⁺⁻

Ria Olivier Herbarium, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Gqeberha, 6031 South Africa

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Abstract

The taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe ×vadensis (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae) [hybrid formula: K. blossfeldiana × K. marmorata var. somaliensis], an artificially produced amphidiploid, are discussed and clarified. An amplified description is provided for the nothospecies. The name K. ×vadensis is epitypified.

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