NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES

 

Validation of Massonia sect. Whiteheadia (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae)

 

 

John C. Manning^{I, II}

^ICompton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7735, South Africa. E-mail: J.Manning@sanbi.org.za
^IIResearch Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu- Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa

Correspondence

 

 

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ABSTRACT

The invalidly published name Massonia sect. Whiteheadia (Harv.) J.C.Manning is validated.

Keywords: Africa; invalid name; nomenclature; taxonomy.

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Introduction

The genus Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt. (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae) comprises ± 30 species of southern African geophytes, concentrated in the winter-rainfall parts of the region. In the recent account of the species for the Cape Floristic Region, Manning (2019) divided the genus into three sections. Due to a page-setting error one of these sectional names was not validly published and is validated here.

 

Nomenclature

The combination Massonia sect. Whiteheadia was published by Manning (2019) for the single species Massonia bifolia (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt. Unfortunately the basionym citation was partially ommitted, rendering the name invalidly published according to Art. 41.5 of the International Code of Nomenclature for fungi, algae and plants (Turland et al. 2018), which states that 'On or after 1 January 2007, a new combination, name at new rank, or replacement name is not validly published unless its basionym or replaced synonym is cited.' The full, validating citation is provided here.

Massonia sect. Whiteheadia (Harv.) J.C.Manning, stat. et comb. nov. Whiteheadia Harv., The Genera of South African Plants, edn. 2: 396 (1868).

 

References

Manning, J.C. 2019. The genus Massonia Thunb. ex Houtt. (Hyacinthaceae: Scilloideae) in the Core Cape Floristic Region. South African Journal of Botany 121: 329-354, DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2018.11.015        [ Links ]

Harvey, W.H. 1868. The Genera of South African Plants, edn. 2. Juta, Cape Town.         [ Links ]

Turland, N.J., Wiersema, J.H., Barrie, F.R., Greuter, W., Hawksworth, D.L., Herendeen, P. S., Knapp, S., Kusber, W.-H., Li, D.-Z., Marhold, K., May, T.W., McNeill, J., Monro, A.M., Prado, J., Price, M.J. & Smith, G.F. (eds.) 2018: International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017. Regnum Vegetabile 159. Glashütten: Koeltz Botanical Books        [ Links ]

 

 

Correspondence:
John Manning
J.Manning@sanbi.org.za

Submitted: 11 February 2020
Accepted: 20 February 2020
Published: 14 July 2020