Summary
A new combination is provided in Inulanthera (I. brownii) to validate a combination proposed by Källersjö in her assessment of the delimitation of Athanasia.
Introduction
Current work towards a treatment of the Compositae tribe Anthemideae for Flora Zambesiaca has necessitated a review of the literature and herbarium material, especially for the genus Inulanthera Källersjö. Based on fruit structure, provided a reassessment of the generic delimitation of Athanasia L. In doing so she provided many new combinations in recognising, or re-recognising (‘reviving’), several genera; Inulanthera was described as new, and ten new combinations proposed. Regrettably, one of these, a Madagascan endemic, was provided without a basionym reference, and therefore illegitimate as it was published post-1953. In order to provide a valid name for use in any future revision, which is certainly necessary, the following new combination is provided:
Inulanthera brownii (Hochr.) Källersjö ex D. J. N. Hind, comb. nov.
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Athanasia brownii Hochr., Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Gèneve 11 & 12: 120 (Hochreutiner 1908). Type: [madagascar:] ‘Imerina, environs de Marmarivo, terrains secs, fleurs jaunes (Rusillon, 1903, n. 54).’ holotype G(00023878); isotype K(000410820).
Inulanthera brownii (Hochr.) Källersjö, Nordic J. Bot. 5 (6): 540 (1985)[publ. 1986], comb. illeg., without basionym reference.
References
Hochreutiner, B. P. G. (1908). Sertum Madagascariense: étude systématique de deux collections de plantes récoltées à Madagascar par MM. J. Guillot et H. Rusillon. Accompagnée de conclusions sur la géographie botanique et de clefs analytiques pour plusieurs genres critiques. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Gèneve 11 & 12: 35 – 135.
Källersjö, M. (1985)[publ. 1986]. Fruit structure and generic delimitation of Athanasia (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) and related South African genera. Nordic J. Bot. 5 (6): 527 – 542.
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Hind, D.J.N. Inulanthera brownii (Compositae: Anthemideae): a new combination. Kew Bull 69, 9499 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-014-9499-8
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