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Taxonomic, nomenclatural and chorological notes on several taxa of the genus Echinodorus (Alismataceae)

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Taxonomic, nomenclatural and chorological notes on several taxa of the genus Echinodorus are given. A new species E. maculatus is described. The name Alisma intermedium (basionym of the name E. intermedius) is lectotypified. Echinodorus major and E. martii should be treated as two distinct taxa. The name E. xinguensis was invalidly published. It is also confirmed that E. africanus, E. veronikae and E. viridis (all belonging to the E. uruguayensis group) do not originate from Africa. The name E. bleherae should be written with a female suffix (-ae); this name is considered here as a synonym of the earlier name E. grisebachii.

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Somogyi, J. Taxonomic, nomenclatural and chorological notes on several taxa of the genus Echinodorus (Alismataceae). Biologia 61, 381–385 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-006-0068-y

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