Re: taxonomy for Corydalis lutea etc
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- Subject: Re: [SG] taxonomy for Corydalis lutea etc
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- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2000 03:12:48 EST
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In a message dated 2/1/00 12:56:05 AM Central Standard Time, mtalt@CLARK.NET
writes:
<< Corydalis is a valid genus name. C. lutea is a synonym for
Pseudofumari lutea, which means that P. lutea is the preferred
nomenclature for this one species. Following is what I found to back
this up:
International Association for Plant Taxonomy - Names in current use
database lists:
Entry for Corydalis DC.
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•Citation: Corydalis DC. in Lamarck & Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 4:
637 •Date: 17 Sep 1805 •Nomenclatural detail: nom. cons. against
Capnoides, Cysticapnos, and Pseudofumaria. •Type: C. bulbosa (L.) DC.
(Fumaria bulbosa L., nom. rej. des.) •Group: DICOTYLEDONES:
PAPAVERACEAE
(the above means that Corydalis is a valid genus name)
ARS GRIN database of species in Corydalis refers to C. lutea as a
synonym for P. lutea and gives this as the data for same;
Taxon: Corydalis lutea (L.) DC.
Synonym of Pseudofumaria lutea (L.) Borkh.
Genus: Corydalis
Family: Papaveraceae. Also placed in: Fumariaceae
Nomen number: 11629.
Place of publication: Lam. & DC., Fl. franç. 4:638. 1805.
Name verified on: 19-Apr-1996 by Systematic Botany Laboratory. Last
updated: 10-Aug-1999.
Taxon: Pseudofumaria lutea (L.) Borkh.
Genus: Pseudofumaria
Family: Papaveraceae. Also placed in: Fumariaceae
Nomen number: 405102.
Place of publication: Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 1:45. 1797.
Name verified on: 19-Apr-1996 by Systematic Botany Laboratory. Last
updated: 26-Aug-1996.
Synonyms:
•Capnoides luteum (L.) Gaertn.
•Corydalis lutea (L.) DC.
•Fumaria lutea L.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland >>
Thanks for that info Marge, and for your comments on it. It raised another
question(s) for me tho....
When you say that Corydalis is a "valid genus name", does that mean that some
of the Corydalis kept that name but others, like C. lutea changed to
Psuedofumaria lutea? or would C. sempervirens now be P. sempervirens also??
Are synonyms still considered valid genus names that just aren't used
anymore? Does this database also have an entry for each species? And
finally, does "taxon" mean the 2-part name of genus and species? LOL, after
all this, I hope I don't end up dreaming about taxons, synonyms and nomen
numbers!
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
