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BOTANICAL MUSEUM LEAFLETS 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY 
CamsBripGk, Massacnusetts, May 22, 1942 VoL. 10, No. 6 
RECENT CHANGES IN THE NAMES 
OF ECONOMIC PLANTS 
BY 
ALBERT F. HIn 
WHILE engaged in checking the names of various eco- 
nomic plants in the last editions of the United States 
Pharmacopoeia, The National Formulary and the United 
States Dispensatory, and many of the names submitted 
for inclusion in the new edition of Standardized Plant 
Names, it became evident that in a considerable number 
of instances these names were incorrect under the pres- 
ent International Rules of Nomenclature. 
Although in all instances the correct names of these 
species have been pointed out elsewhere, it has been sug- 
gested that it might be of service to botanists and pharm- 
acologists who do not have access to all the taxonomic 
literature, to have certain of the changes brought again 
to their attention. 
Accordingly the following list of economic species is 
presented, indicating in each case the correct name under 
the Rules, the essential synonymy, and brief discussions 
whenever necessary for complete clarity. 
A few names which involve matters of a taxonomic 
rather than nomenclatorial nature are included in order 
to bring such names into accord with general botanical 
usage. 
A supplementary list of changes which have previously 
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