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were in future placed in a family where no genus had been used as the basis for a family name earlier than Vest's name (e.g. if it were placed in a family of its own) then Carpinaceae would be its legitimate name. (See Article 52.3, Ex. 18.)
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The qualification above concerning the taxon and the type is important. A name can be superfluous but not illegitimate if it would be legitimate for a different
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for "superfluous name"), the definition of each term is in English rather than Latin. The Latin abbreviations are widely used by botanists and mycologists.
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A similar situation can arise when species are synonymized and transferred between genera.
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and is therefore available for use in spite of the existence of the earlier homonym
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in 1759. If these two are treated as the same species, the oldest specific epithet,
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For the procedure of rejecting otherwise legitimate names, see
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Latin term meaning "illegitimate name", used mainly in botany.
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described what he regarded as two distinct species of grass:
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is illegitimate because it was a superfluous name for
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uses Latin terms as qualifiers for taxon names (e.g.
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is its legitimate name. (See Article 52.3, Ex. 15.)
163:published the name Carpinaceae (based on the genus 225:is an incorrect name for a species in the genus 326:and is therefore unavailable for use, although 177:. However, the name is not illegitimate, since 169:) for a family explicitly including the genus 8: 428:International Association for Plant Taxonomy 317:is a later homonym of the validly published 115:. The name could be illegitimate because: 415: 450: 448: 446: 444: 333:is now considered to be a synonym of 69:) is a technical term used mainly in 7: 307:, which Adanson cited as a synonym." 157:Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel 25: 229:with the same type as Linnaeus's 113:International Botanical Congress 145:. For example, the family name 73:. It is usually abbreviated as 285:(A. Jörg.) F.C. Harrison, 1928 272:(Schimon) F.C. Harrison, 1928) 1: 398:Glossary of scientific naming 149:, based on the "type genus" 393:Glossary of botanical terms 519: 468:"Rhodotorula mucilaginosa" 181:is a legitimate name. If 161:Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest 159:in 1815. So when in 1818 498:Latin biological phrases 281:Rhodotorula mucilaginosa 123:) already has a name, or 231:Andropogon fasciculatus 195:Andropogon fasciculatus 47:and is properly called 503:Botanical nomenclature 287: 109:validly published name 53: 376:Correct name (botany) 258: 35: 381:Valid name (zoology) 263:(Demme) Lodder, 1934 211:, the name he used, 218:Chloris fasciculata 155:, was published by 404:Nomen conservandum 356:nomen conservandum 291:"The generic name 288: 237:is transferred to 85:nomen conservandum 54: 364: 353: 341: 332: 325: 316: 315:Müll. Arg. (1860) 306: 297: 286: 273: 268:Rhodotorula rubra 264: 260:Rhodotorula rubra 105:nomen illegitimum 67:illegitimate name 58:Nomen illegitimum 41:Nomen illegitimum 16:(Redirected from 510: 483: 482: 480: 478: 464: 458: 452: 439: 438: 436: 434: 420: 362: 351: 339: 330: 323: 314: 304: 295: 284: 271: 265:(different from 262: 235:Agrostis radiata 199:Agrostis radiata 93:nomen superfluum 50:Manilkara zapota 45:nomen superfluum 21: 18:Nomen superfluum 518: 517: 513: 512: 511: 509: 508: 507: 488: 487: 486: 476: 474: 466: 465: 461: 453: 442: 432: 430: 422: 421: 417: 413: 372: 278:and now called 253: 244:Chloris radiata 223:Chloris radiata 213:Chloris radiata 143:circumscription 101: 30: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 516: 514: 506: 505: 500: 490: 489: 485: 484: 459: 455:Melbourne Code 440: 414: 412: 409: 408: 407: 400: 395: 390: 383: 378: 371: 368: 367: 366: 343: 308: 252: 249: 136:conserved name 132: 131: 124: 100: 97: 89:conserved name 79:Although the 28: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 515: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 493: 473: 472:NCBI Taxonomy 469: 463: 460: 456: 451: 449: 447: 445: 441: 429: 425: 419: 416: 410: 406: 405: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 389: 388: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 373: 369: 361: 357: 350: 349: 344: 338: 337: 329: 322: 321: 313: 309: 303: 302: 301:Chrysophyllum 296:Adans. (1763) 294: 290: 289: 283: 282: 277: 270: 269: 261: 257: 250: 248: 246: 245: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219: 214: 210: 209: 204: 200: 196: 192: 191:Carl Linnaeus 187: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 167: 162: 158: 154: 153: 148: 144: 139: 137: 129: 125: 122: 118: 117: 116: 114: 110: 106: 98: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 64: 60: 59: 52: 51: 46: 42: 38: 37:Achras sapota 34: 27: 19: 475:. Retrieved 471: 462: 431:. Retrieved 427: 418: 402: 387:Nomen dubium 385: 359: 346: 334: 328:Amblyanthera 327: 324:Blume (1849) 320:Amblyanthera 318: 312:Amblyanthera 311: 299: 292: 279: 275: 266: 259: 242: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 216: 212: 206: 203:fasciculatus 202: 198: 197:in 1753 and 194: 188: 182: 178: 174: 170: 164: 150: 140: 133: 104: 102: 92: 84: 75: 74: 66: 57: 56: 55: 48: 44: 40: 36: 26: 363:Raf. (1818) 352:Arn. (1838) 276:nom. illeg. 76:nom. illeg. 492:Categories 477:24 October 411:References 345:"The name 310:"The name 147:Salicaceae 99:Definition 39:is both a 340:L. (1753) 305:L. (1753) 370:See also 336:Osbeckia 251:Examples 183:Carpinus 179:Carpinus 166:Carpinus 433:5 March 360:Torreya 348:Torreya 293:Cainito 241:, then 239:Chloris 227:Chloris 208:Chloris 128:homonym 91:", and 457:(2012) 71:botany 43:and a 354:is a 331:Blume 274:is a 175:Salix 171:Salix 152:Salix 107:is a 87:for " 63:Latin 479:2023 435:2024 121:type 65:for 494:: 470:. 443:^ 426:. 365:." 342:." 221:. 138:. 130:). 103:A 481:. 437:. 61:( 20:)

Index

Nomen superfluum

Manilkara zapota
Latin
botany
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
conserved name
validly published name
International Botanical Congress
type
homonym
conserved name
circumscription
Salicaceae
Salix
Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel
Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest
Carpinus
Carl Linnaeus
Chloris
Chloris fasciculata
Chloris radiata

Rhodotorula rubra
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Chrysophyllum
Amblyanthera
Osbeckia
Torreya
nomen conservandum

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