Nomenclatural changes and additions to the genus <i>Ophioglossum</i> in Africa (Ophioglossaceae: Pteridophyta)

• Main Authors: J. E. Burrows, T. J. Edwards
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 1993-10-01
• Series: Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
• Subjects: Africa; new combination; new species; <i>Ophioglossum</i>; Pteridophyta, taxonomy
• Online Access: https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/801

Recent research has necessitated a review of the nomenclature of the genus Ophioglossum in Africa. This paper establishes a new species, O. caroticaule J. E. Burrows, a new subspecies, O. vulgatum L. subsp. africanum Pocock ex J. E. Burrows, and a change in status, O. latifolium (Prantl) J.E. Burrows (basionym: O. gomezianum var.  latifolium Prantl). Lectotypification is provided for O. gracillimum Welw. ex Hook. & Bak., O. lusoafricanum Welw. ex Prantl, O. latifolium (Prantl) J.E. Burrows, and 0. rubellum Welw. ex A. Braun. Nomenclatural problems in O. lancifolium Presl are discussed.