Taxonomic status and nomenclature of Cephalotaxus lanceolata (Cephalotaxaceae)

By

Yang, Yong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

222

Pages

173--177

Subjects

Cephalotaxaceae , Cephalotaxus lanceolata , Gymnosperms , Nomenclature , the Shenzen Code

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.222.101974

 

Abstract

The nomenclature ofCephalotaxus lanceolatais controversial. After a thorough literature investigation, the nomenclatural problems have been resolved. This name was published in W. C. Cheng et al. (1975) and, although ascribed to “K. M. Feng”, there is no suggestion that the descriptive material in the protologue was provided by K. M. Feng. Under Art. 46.5 of the ICN, this name should be attributed to K. M. Feng ex W. C. Cheng et al. but not to K. M. Feng alone. It has been claimed that the name is an illegitimate later homonym of one published by Beissner in 1901, but Beissner never accepted this name in any of his publications and so, under Art. 36.1, he did not validly publish an earlier homonym.Cephalotaxus lanceolatuswas first validly published in W. C. Cheng et al. (1975).