Typification of the Lace Lichen, <i>Ramalina menziesii</i> Taylor—and its synonyms—reiterates the need for complete typification of names for well‐known or iconic taxa-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Typification of the Lace Lichen, Ramalina menziesii Taylor—and its synonyms—reiterates the need for complete typification of names for well‐known or iconic taxa

Published:2024-04-21 Issue:3 Volume:73 Page:880-891
ISSN:0040-0262
Container-title:TAXON
language:en
Short-container-title:TAXON

Author:

LaGreca Scott¹^ORCID,Tocci Genevieve E.²^ORCID,Briscoe Laura³^ORCID,Lendemer James C.⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, Box 90338 Duke University Durham North Carolina 27708‐0338 U.S.A.

2. Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Harvard University 22 Divinity Avenue Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 U.S.A.

3. Cryptogamic Herbarium The New York Botanical Garden Bronx New York 10458‐5126 U.S.A.

4. Department of Botany Research and Collections New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue Albany New York 12230 U.S.A.

Abstract

AbstractA lectotype is designated for the name of the iconic and well‐known macrolichen Ramalina menziesii Taylor from among a suite of largely overlooked syntypes deposited in the Thomas Taylor Herbarium at the Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University. Lectotypes are also selected for the synonyms of R. menziesii: Chlorodictyon foliosum, Ramalina reticulata (≡ Lichen reticulatus Noehd., nom. illeg.) and R. retiformis. The place of publication of L. reticulatus Noehd. is discussed in detail. The case highlights the surprising degree to which the application of names for taxa that have been extensively studied and are widely known outside a narrow specialist field, can remain unresolved.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/tax.13164

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