Eleocharis palustris subsp. waltersii, a new name for E. palustris subsp. vulgaris

Petr Bureš 1 & Jiří Danihelka 2 1

Affiliations

  1. Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany and Zoology, Kotlářská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno, Czech Republic
  2. Institute of Botany, Department of Ecology Brno, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Poříčí 3b, CZ-603 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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Abstract

The frequently used subspecific name Eleocharis palustris subsp. vulgaris Walters (1949) is a later homonym of E. palustris var. vulgaris Čelak. (1867), so a replacement name, E. palustris subsp. waltersii, is proposed here. Eleocharis palustris var. vulgaris Čelak. is neotypified here with a modern specimen with 2n = 38, making it a taxonomic synonym of E. palustris subsp. waltersii or E. vulgaris “(Walters) Á. Löve et D. Löve”.

Keywords

botanical nomenclature, infraspecific taxa, neotype, S. M. Walters, L. J. Čelakovský

How to cite

Bureš P. & Danihelka J. (2008) Eleocharis palustris subsp. waltersii, a new name for E. palustris subsp. vulgaris. – Preslia 80: 225–228