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This report aims to assess and recommend the conservation or rejection of specific plant names for nomenclatural stability.

March 10, 2026

Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 77

Key Points

This report aims to assess and recommend the conservation or rejection of specific plant names for nomenclatural stability.
Review of generic and species names in plant taxonomy.
Evaluation of names for conservation or rejection based on type validity.
Recommendations for homonyms and valid publication status.
Conservation of 6 generic names is recommended while rejecting 1 generic name.
22 species names are recommended for conservation, with 21 species names recommended for rejection.
Recommendations include treating certain names as validly published or not.

Abstract

Summary Conservation of the 6 generic names Chamaemelum Mill. vs. Chamaemelum Daubenton, Ctenitis vs. Atalopteris , Molopospermum vs. Cicutaria , Sonerila vs. Codigi , Spergularia vs. Corion , and Stylochiton with that spelling and masculine gender is recommended. Conservation of the 3 generic names Bellucia vs. Myriaspora and Loreya , Brochoneura with conserved type, and Cephalosphaera is not recommended. Rejection of the generic name Colax is recommended. Conservation of the following 22 species names is recommended: Adiantum villosum with conserved type, Astrocaryum gynacanthum vs. A. aculeatum , Carludovica brachypus vs. C. jonghei , Cordiada trichotoma vs. Cordia frondosa , Cyathea muricata with conserved type, Cyathea patens H. Karst. vs. C. patens hort. ex Houlston & T. Moore, Delphinium candelabrum Ostenf. vs. D. candelabrum (B.K. Bliss & S.B. Bliss) Neubert), Elaphoglossum metallicum vs. E. pachycraspedon , Erythroxylum suberosum vs. Steudelia brasiliensis , Ficus wassa vs. F. teregam , Ficus botryocarpa vs. F. peru‐teregam , Gymnosporia royleana , Hypericum olympicum with conserved type, Indigofera linnaei vs. I. tsiangiana , Juniperus navicularis vs. J. microphylla and J. hochstetteri , Mimulus violaceus with conserved type against Torenia edentula , Phalaenopsis lobbii (Rchb. f.) H.R. Sweet vs. P. lobbii Veitch ex Beaton, Polypodium asperum with conserved type, Polypodium lineare with conserved type, Rubus canescens vs. R. aetnicus and R. argenteus , Stellaria graminea with conserved type, and Trichostema brachiatum with conserved type. Conservation of the following 3 species names is not recommended: Acalypha ostryifolia vs. A. persimilis (because not necessary), Marattia attenuata vs. M. acuminata , and Rumex tianschanicus vs. R. paulsenianus . Rejection of the following 21 species names is recommended: Annona sariffa , Arisaema cochinchinense , Arum pentaphyllum , Avoira conanam , Avoira nodosa , Avoira sylvestris , Avoira uliginosa , Bignonia coccinea , Bignonia hirta , Bignonia triflora , Bubon rigidius , Cistus pilosus , Elaeis cirrhosa , Elaeis humilis , Elaeis racemosa , Elaeis scandens , Gentiana poculifera , Hieracium rupicaprae , Ludovia subacaulis , Lycopsis virginica , and Viola tenella . Rejection of the following 7 species names is not recommended: Argemone pyrenaica , Camphorosma glabra , Cheiranthus armeniacus , Dolichos pungens , Gymnogramma plantaginea , Opuntia aulacothele , and Sobralia lindenii . It is recommended that Ixora lobbii J. Veitch Sr. & J. Veitch Jr. be treated as validly published, and that Larix archangelica and Larix dahurica be treated as not validly published. No recommendation is considered necessary to treat Shorea longisperma as validly published. It is recommended that Cryptanthela and Cryptanthella , Deppea and Deppia , and Hieracium greenei and H. greenii be treated as homonyms. The Committee recommends against making binding decisions regarding whether Blackiella and Blakiella , Blackiella and Blakella ,

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Wendy L. Applequist (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af958570916d39fea4d1e8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.70118

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