kuntze's revisio generum plantarum, 497 



(1805), and Lepigomim (1818). On the contrary, Dr. Kuntze prefers 

 to sink Stellaria in Alsine, and in this sense to use the latter name. 



In Mahact'cB the principal change made in the names of genera 

 is the use of Lassa, which is adapted from Lass Adaus. (1763), 

 instead of Malaclie Trew (1772), which Dr. Kuntze had substituted 

 in the first part of his book for Pavonia Cav. (1786) ; he quotes as 

 a synonym Ahutilon Plum. (1755), which on this showing would 

 appear to be the correct name in preference to Lass. On referring, 

 however, to Plum. PI. Amer. fasc. i. p. 1, t. i., it is seen that Plumier 

 really called the plant ''Hibiscus foliis cordatis crenatis indivisis 

 capsulis spinosis," and that he did not regard it as Abutilon. 



In RhanmacecB, Helinns E. Mey. (1840) gives way to Mystachius 

 Eafin. (1838) ; and in Leguminosm, Cracca Benth. non L., which in 

 part i. had been called Brittonamra 0. K. (1891), is now called 

 Benthamantha Alefeld (1862). 



Some extensive changes of a strictly botanical nature will meet 

 with misgivings, at least on the part of those not in a good position 

 to judge, on the reasonable ground that such matters ought to be 

 left to be done, if at all, by the monographers of the particular 

 orders affected. Thus in CrassulacecR the genus Seduni is enlarged to 

 include Bnjophyllum, Cotyledon, Crassula, Grammanthes, Kalanchoe, 

 Monanthes, Pi/wdiola, Rochea, Sempervivum, Tillisa, and others ; and 

 in Convolvulacea, Aniseia, AstrochlcBna^ Bonamia, Breweria, Calo- 

 nyctioii, Calystegia, Exogonium, Hewittia, J acquemontia , Ipomoea, 

 Merremia, Mina, OpercuUna, Pharbitis, Qiuonoclit, Prevostea, Scddem, 

 Stylisma, and Volvulus, are all made to fall under Convolvulus. 

 Similarly in Myrtacew, Eugenia (including Jambosa and Syzygium), 

 Guajava {Psidium), and Myrceugenia are all reduced to Myrtus. 



The suppression of Cyphia Berg. (1767) seems unnecessary ; 

 the only pretext for doing this is because Cuphea P. Br. (1756), a 

 considerable genus in another order, is kept up ; and because both 

 names are alike derived from the Greek word >iv(p6q ; on this account 

 Dr. Kuntze has constructed the new name Cyphopsis for the former. 



It might have been expected that he would not have adopted 

 Diclwndra evolvulacea Britton (1891) for D. rcpens Forst. (1776), 

 and that he would have noticed that the latter name occurs in 

 J. E. & G-. Forst. Char. Gen. p. 40 ; he as well as Britton was pro- 

 bably misled by a slight error in the Kew Index, where p. 39 is 

 quoted for this species, and on that page the genus only is given. 

 D. repeyis was also named in G. Forst. Fl. Ins. Austr. Prodr. p. 21, 

 n. 134 (1786), and there the original publication was correctly 

 quoted. G. Forster's publication was known to both Dr. Britton 

 and Dr. Kuntze, but they missed the first publication ; and because 

 the above plant has the synonym oi SibtJwrpia evolvulacealt. f. Suppl. 

 PI. p. 288 (1781), they thought it necessary to compound and to 

 retain respectively the new name. 



From the severely scientific style of his work in nomenclature, 

 sentimental departures from the strict rule of priority of publication 

 would scarcely be looked for, though to some minds such departures 

 may come as a relief ; however, some cases of it occur. In Scro- 

 phulariacem, Nigrina L. (1767) is preferred to Melasma Berg, of the 



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