Published December 26, 2023
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Publication
Proposal to conserve the name Bosea yervamora (Amaranthaceae) with a conserved type
Description
Linnaeus (Crit. Bot.: 77. 1737) coined the genus name "Bosea"
to honor Caspar Bose (1645–1700), who owned a famous garden in
Leipzig ("Bose Senator Lipsiensis"). Later Linnaeus (Hort. Cliff.:
84. 1738) spelled the name as "Bosia", provided a description and
referenced earlier works, viz., Plukenet (Almagestum: 42. 1696),
Sloane (Cat. Pl. Jamaica: 135 [sub Tilia]. 1696, Voy. Jamaica 2:
19 [sub Tilia], t. 158, fig. 3. 1725), Ray (Hist. Pl. 3 (24: Dendrologiæ): 88 [sub Tilia]. 1704), Walther (Design. Pl.: 24 [sub Frutex],
t. 10. 1735), and Thran (Index Pl. Horti Carolsruh.: 44. 1733). Subsequently, Linnaeus (Gen. Pl., ed. 2: 102. 1742, Sp. Pl.: 225. 1753;
Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 105. 1754) reverted to the original spelling, and it
was validated as Bosea, monotypic when published in 1753 with
B. yervamora L. as generitype. The epithet is a noun in apposition.
The name B. yervamora L. is still in use to refer to the only species
of Amaranthaceae endemic in the Canary Islands, where it is common in thermophilous woodland
Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- https://idus.us.es/handle//11441/152792
- URN
- urn:oai:idus.us.es:11441/152792
Origin repository
- Origin repository
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