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of determining the "acceptability" of the footnote as a 

 generic description we may take the Rumphian reference 

 since the genus as treated by Linnaeus is monotypic and 

 not previously validly named. Thus, Casuarina L. (1759) 

 antedates Casuarina Adanson (1763) . , 



Lens phaseoloides was already validly published, as Jrf ^ £ \ ^ 

 pointed out above. 1 htfjt**U.t*At 



Alopecuro-veronica is validly published here by 

 reference to the Rumphian plate 16 of volume 6, if not 

 to p. 411 of Flora Zeylanica, which is cited in the text. 



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It should be noted that Alopecuro -veronica appeared in the 

 text^in italic print, not Roman, hence was not accepted 

 until it appeared in the Appendix. There is a proposal 

 (Taxon 19: 820. 1970) to reject the name Alopecuro - 

 veronica L. (17 59) iri favor of both Dysophylla Bl. (18 26) 

 and Pogostemon Desf. (1815). Apparently the Committee for 

 Conservation of Generic Names has not voted on this worthy 

 proposal . Urlu ^ M ^(U^^JwJuil^U ym$ 



Pseudo-sandalum is validly published by reference to 

 Pseudosandalum amboinense Rumphius of plate 12 in volume 

 2. According to Merrill (1917, p. 406) this taxon is 

 identified as Osmoxylon umbelliferum (Lam.) Merrill. It 

 is unfortunate that Pseudo -sandalum L. (1759) antedates 

 Osmoxylon Miquel (1863). Osmoxylon , although a small 

 genus, probably shojtld be conserved, to-avjDj^c-oirfu^-oirnjf 

 - g^u^QjL^ajidjau m^ (.s-Caesalpinia) . 



