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Issue: Vol. 701 No. 1: 13 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.701.1.3
Page range: 41-55
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The taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe elizae (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae) from south-tropical Africa, and its heterotypic synonyms

Ria Olivier Herbarium, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 77000, Gqeberha, 6031 South Africa
Cotyledon insignis Kalanchoe laurensii Malawi Mozambique typification Eudicots

Abstract

The name Kalanchoe elizae (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae) is in use for an accepted species from Malawi and Mozambique in south-tropical Africa. The taxonomy and nomenclature associated with the name are discussed and clarified. No material was cited in the protologue of the name K. elizae, and to date it has not been typified, which is done here. The typification of the name K. laurensii, a heterotypic synonym of K. elizae, is also discussed. It is also shown that the combination Cotyledon elizae was validly published by Alwin Berger, who, earlier, also validly published the name K. elizae.

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How to Cite

Smith, G.F. (2025) The taxonomy and nomenclature of Kalanchoe elizae (Crassulaceae subfam. Cotyledonoideae) from south-tropical Africa, and its heterotypic synonyms. Phytotaxa 701 (1): 41–55. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.701.1.3