(129) Allium pekinense Prokh. (1930) Angiosp.: Lil. / Amaryllid. Allium peikingense J.T. Yang Xu Cymbidium sichuanicum Z.J. Liu and Magnolia guangdongensis (Y.H. Yan, Q.W. Zeng & F.W. Xing) Noot. and M. kwangtungensis Merr. In these cases, the names have never been considered sufficiently similar to cause confusion and are therefore not treated as homonyms. Except for those epithets listed under Art. 53.4 *Ex. 14, A. peikingense and A. pekinense represent the first case of names being treated as homonyms by a Chinese author. However, in our opinion, given their different spellings and slightly different pronunciations, they are unlikely to cause confusion and therefore should not be treated as homonyms. Should the treatment of these names as homonyms be accepted, it would likely trigger a cascade of nomenclatural confusion involving numerous names derived from the same geographical origin but differing in orthography, thereby undermining nomenclatural stability and continuity. Therefore, we are requesting a binding decision under Art. 53.4 of the Madrid Code on whether the names Allium pekinense and A. peikingense are sufficiently similar to cause confusion and, consequently, should be treated as homonyms. We express our sincere gratitude to Professor Reinhard M. Fritsch (University of Osnabrück, Germany) for his valuable discussion. This work is supported by the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Grant no. 2025ZNSFSC1129), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 32100180) and the Biotaxonomic Scientist Post Grant from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS-TAX-24-046).
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