Summary
A new combination Cerastium dichotomum var. inflatum invalidly published in Flora of Iraq Volume 5 Part 1 is here validated.
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Introduction
In the treatment of Caryophyllaceae in Flora of Iraq 5 (1), published 2016, it was pointed out to me by members of the IPNI team that the new combination Cerastium dichotomum L. var. inflatum (Link) Kandemir was not validly published.
In this communication, I attempt to rectify this.
Cerastium dichotomum L. var. inflatum (Link) Kandemir was published as a new combination (comb. et stat. nov.) in Flora of Iraq 5 (1): 53 (Kandemir 2016), based on Cerastium inflatum Link in Tabl. École Bot. ed. 3: 462 (Link 1829).
This combination is invalid as it was based on an invalidly published basionym, contrary to Art. 41.5 of the ICN (2012).
The names Cerastium inflatum Link (1829) and C. inflatum Link ex Sweet in Hort. [Sweet]. ed. 2, 57 (Sweet 1830) were invalidly published, without description (see IPNI). Boissier validated the name C. inflatum Link in Flora Orient. [Boissier] 1: 721 (Boissier 1867).
Based on Boissier’s publication, the new combination for Cerastium dichotomum L. var. inflatum and its full synonymy is as follows:
Cerastium dichotomum L. var. inflatum (Link ex Boiss.) Kandemir ex Ghaz. comb. et stat. nov.
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Basionym: Cerastium inflatum Link ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 1: 721 (Boissier 1867). Syntypes: Montibus Akdagh et Beydagh Syriae, Haussknecht (?JE); Syriae et Arabiae petreae, Boissier (G-Boiss.); Persia australis inter Persepolim et Shiraz, Kotschy 139 (K!); Yezd, Bushe et boreali ad Tehran, Bunge; Belutschia, Stocks (K!).
C. inflatum Link (1829: 462), nom. inval. nom. nud.
C. inflatum Link ex Sweet (1830: 57), nom. inval. nom. nud.
C. dichotomum L. subsp. inflatum (Link) Cullen (1967: 211), nom. inval.
C. dichotomum L. var. inflatum (Link) Kandemir (2016: 53), nom. inval.
References
Boissier, P. E. (1867). Flora Orientalis 1: 721. H. Georg, Genevae, Basileae, Lugduni.
Cullen, J. (1967). In: I. Hedge et al., Notes Roy. Bot.Gard. Edinburgh. 27: 211.
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IPNI (continuously updated). http://ipni.org/index.html
Kandemir, A. (2016). Kandemir In: S. A. Ghazanfar & J. R. Edmondson (eds), Flora of Iraq Volume 5 (1), Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae: 53. Published on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture Republic of Iraq by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Link, J. H. F. (1829). Tableau de l’école de botanique du Muséum d’histoire naturelle, ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris): 462. J. S. Chaudé, Paris.
Sweet, R. (1830). Sweet in Hortus britannicus, ed. 2: 57. James Ridgway, London.
Acknowledgements
I am grateful to Irina Belyaeva, Rafaël Govaerts, Helen Hartley and Heather Lindon for bringing this to my attention and help with correct nomenclature.
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Ghazanfar, S.A. Validating the combination Cerastium dichotomum var. inflatum (Caryophyllaceae). Kew Bull 72, 16 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-017-9684-7
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