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of the genus in their interpretation of Stemonurus Blume is all that is needed 
to typify the genus, and to stabilize the name Séemonurus. The Inter- 
national Code recommends that if an author has revised a genus and if he 
has designated a type as Beccari did, followed by Valeton, and by Koorders 
and Valeton, this choice should stand except for very special reasons; and 
there seems to be no special reason for abandonment of Beccari’s conclu- 
sions and those of other authors who have followed him. The retention of 
Stemonurus Blume as thus interpreted by Beccari and others will result in 
much fewer changes in names than would otherwise be the case. Under 
the circumstances I do not accept Howard’s conclusions, and here retain 
Gomphandra Wallich. Séemonurus Blume is also retained for a group of 
species in the S. secundiflorus complex with Urandra Thwaites as a 
synonym. 
