Status clarification and disposal of Carrière’s ivy names

oleh: Herminio Severiano Nava, Eduardo Cires, José Antonio Fernández Prieto

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2016-06-01

Deskripsi

Carrière in 1890 published 34 names and 33 descriptions of a collection of live ivy plants. In this article we present the analysis of his work from a nomenclatural perspective. As a result, the legitimacy and even the validity of specific and some of the infraspecific names published in the work are questioned. In addition to this, and considering the benefits on keeping the nomenclatural stability, Hedera azorica Carrière, is proposed as a nomen conservandum.