A replacement name for a species of Hypoestes (Acanthaceae) from Somalia

Mikael Hedrén; Mats Thulin

doi:10.3372/wi.45.45109

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17 March 2015 A replacement name for a species of Hypoestes (Acanthaceae) from Somalia

Mikael Hedrén, Mats Thulin

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Willdenowia, 45(1):93 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45109

Abstract

Hypoestes canescens Hedrén & Thulin, nom. nov., is proposed for the illegitimate name H. cinerea Hedrén, non C. B. Clarke.

Hypoestes cinerea Hedrén, proposed for a species from central Somalia (Hedrén 2006a), is a later homonym of H. cinerea C.B. Clarke, described from the Philippines (Clarke 1906). It is therefore an illegitimate name under Art. 53.1 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (McNeill & al. 2012). Accordingly, a replacement name is here provided for the species in Somalia.

Hypoestes canescens Hedrén & Thulin, nom. nov. ≡ Hypoestes cinerea Hedrén in Willdenowia 36: 752. 2006, nom. illeg. [non Hypoestes cinerea C. B. Clarke in Publ. Bur. Sci. Gov. Lab. 35: 89(-90). 1906],

Holotype: Somalia, Mudug Region, 15 km N of Hobyo on road to Jirriiban, 05°27′N, 48°32′E, 28 May 1989, Thulin & Abdi Dahir 6647 (UPS; isotype: K000430896).

Hypoestes canescens is an endemic of central Somalia, where it is known from three collections only, all from coastal grassland near Hobyo. It may be locally common, but at present its conservation status can best be assessed as data deficient.A full description of the species is given in Hedrén (2006a) and Hedrén (2006b).

Acknowledgement

We thank an anonymous reviewer and Nicholas Turland for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.

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Mikael Hedrén and Mats Thulin "A replacement name for a species of Hypoestes (Acanthaceae) from Somalia," Willdenowia 45(1), 93, (17 March 2015). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45109

Published: 17 March 2015

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