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Issue: Vol. 780 No. 2: 15 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.780.2.7
Page range: 193-198
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Nomenclatural notes on Paepalanthus ser. Rosulati (Ruhland) Giulietti (Eriocaulaceae)

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica; Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 2040; 22460-036; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica; Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 2040; 22460-036; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil; Diretoria de Pesquisa; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 915; 22460-040; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil
Diretoria de Pesquisa; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 915; 22460-040; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica; Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical; Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro; R. Pacheco Leão 2040; 22460-036; Rio de Janeiro - RJ; Brazil; Departamento de Botânica; Instituto de Biologia; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; CCS; Bloco A1; Cidade Universitária; 21941-590; Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro; Brazil
Monocots Paepalanthoideae taxonomy lectotypification

Abstract

Eight names historically included in Paepalanthus ser. Rosulati (Ruhland) Giulietti are revised through the examination of the protologues and type specimens. Notes are provided for all names, clarifying formal and historical aspects of their application, including the designation of four lectotypes (P. ser. Rosulati, P. aretioides, P. hispidissimus, and P. sedoides). In this sense, our study contributes to the nomenclatural stability of the group and supports future taxonomic and evolutionary studies.

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How to Cite

Cabrini, M., Fraga, C.N.D., Lira, C.F. & Trovó, M. (2026) Nomenclatural notes on Paepalanthus ser. Rosulati (Ruhland) Giulietti (Eriocaulaceae). Phytotaxa 780 (2): 193–198. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.780.2.7