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or published for the first time in this dissertation. In addition 

 to these three hundred specific reductions, many others are 

 referred to generic names under the Linnean system, about 

 twenty to species characterized by Rheede in his Hortus Mala- 

 baricus, and a few are connected with other pre-Linnean names. 

 As is to be expected many of the proposed reductions have 

 since been shown to be wrong. 



In this work more than twenty binomials appear for the first 

 time, and these, typified by the Rumphian figures and descrip- 

 tions, although validly published, were overlooked by the com- 

 pilers of Index Kewensis and do not appear in that work or, if 

 included, are credited to later publications. Among these are 

 the following : 



Garcinia celebica Linn. i Lens phaseoloides Linn. 



Psidium cujavus Linn. Menispermum flavum Linn. 



Myrtus leucadendra Linn. Adenanthera falcata Linn. 



Momordica indica Linn. Hernandia ovigera Linn. 



Plumbago indica Linn. Convallaria fruticosa Linn. 



Tragia scandens Linn. Piper decumanum Linn. 



Erythrina variegata Linn. Bromelia comosa Linn. 



Rhizophora caseolaris Linn. Dolichos pruriens Linn. 



Rhizophora corniculata Linn. Momordica trifolia Linn. 



Ricinus mappa Linn. Pothos latifolius Linn. 



Ricinus tanarius Linn. Pancratium narbonense Linn. 



Under modern conditions there would be no question whatever 

 as to the authority for these names, for unless otherwise stated in 

 the text the authority would be the author of the Dissertation. 

 In this case the work was done under Linnaeus's inspiration and 

 direction, and the reductions of the Rumphian species must have 

 been made largely, if not wholly, by him. i have accordingly 

 quoted Linnaeus as the authority for all new combinations 

 appearing in Stickman's dissertation. 



In 1759 Stickman's Dissertation was reprinted under the title 

 "Herbarium Amboinense, sub praesidio D. D. Car. Linnaei, pro- 

 posuit Olavus Stickman, Smolandus"* Whatever doubt there 

 may be as to the actual authorship of the original edition of 

 Stickman's work in 1754, the 1759 reprint must certainly be 

 credited to Linnaeus. This differs from the original edition 

 notably in that the contents of volume seven of the Herbarium 

 Amboinense, the Auctuarium, are included, while appended to the 

 treatment of the Rumphian species is the "Flora Amboinensis," 

 in which the species recognized are arranged under the Linnean 

 classes Monandria, Diandria, etc., to which in turn an "Appendix" 



♦Linnaeus, C. Amoen. Acad. 4 (1759) 112-143. 



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