(2483) Proposal to conserve the name Scilla (Hyacinthaceae) with a conserved type
2016
Martínez-Azorín, Mario | Crespo, Manuel B. | Crespo, Manuel B. | Martínez-Azorín, Mario | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales | Universidad de Alicante. Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad | Botánica y Conservación Vegetal
Following Rafinesque's (Flora Tellur. 2: 13. Jan-Mar 1837) typification, the well-established name Scilla will have to be applied in a sense that is contrary to its traditional usage, and applied to plants currently placed in a different subfamily. Furthermore, the current Asparagaceae tribus Urgineeae would be replaced by Asparagaceae tribus Scilleae, currently a synonym of Asparagaceae tribus Hyacintheae. This solution would not favour the goal of nomenclatural stability enunciated in the Melbourne Code; certainly, it would create unnecessary instability for the names of a subfamily or of a tribe, depending on family delimitation, and of two genera currently well-established and with high economic importance. To avoid this, we formally propose to conserve Scilla with a conserved type (Art. 14.9 of the ICN), following Hitchcock's ((in Sprague, Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot.: 146. Aug 1929) typification on Scilla bifolia L., which will maintain current usage of Scilla. Unfortunately, the quite recently published Charybdis is unavailable for use without conservation, but, depending on the outcome of the parallel request for a binding decision, the name Squilla may be available for the species included in it. Acceptance of the present proposal will surely minimize future confusion for taxonomists, conservationists and horticulturists.
Show more [+] Less [-]This work was partly supported by H2020 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Programme of the European Commission, project 645636: “Insect-plant relationships: insights into biodiversity and new applications” (FlyHigh).
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