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Name changes
I've come across a file listing name changes in the 3rd edition of
Stace's New Flora of the British Isles, compared with some early list of the British flora. Highlights are * Aceras anthropophorum (man orchid) becomes Orchis anthropophora. (This was suggested in the 1st edition.) * Alyssum saxatile (rgolden alison) becomes Aurinia saxatilis, but the latter name has been in use for quite a while. * Anagallis minima (chaffweed) becomes Centunculus minimus. * Several of the rock-cresses have been moved to other genera - Arabis arenosa and Arabis petraea to Arabidopsis, Arabis glabra to Turritis and Arabis turrita to Psuedoturritis. (It was clear that a rearrangement of Arabideae was going to happen.) * Brachyglottis 'Sunshine' acquires the name Brachyglottis x jubar. * Ceterach officinarium (rustyback fern) goes back to being Asplenium ceterach, * Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (Nootka cypress) becomes Xanthocyparis nootkatensis. (This has been a done deal in conifer taxonomy for quite a while.) As a consequence x Cupressocyparis leylandii (Leyland cypress) becomes x Cuprocyparis leylandii * Several species of Chenopodium (all rare casuals in Britain) are transferred to Dysphania. * Chionodoxa is sunk in Scilla. * Chyrsanthemum coronarium (crown daisy) and Chyrsanthemum segetum (corn marigold) become Glebionis coronaria and Glebionis segetum respectively. This is to allow the use of Chrysanthemum for the florists' chrysanthemums (otherwise Dendranthema). Coronopus (swine cress) is sunk in Lepidium (pepper cress). Cucubalus (berry catchfly) and Lychnis are sunk in Silene. Dactylorhiza majalis becomes Dactylorhiza kerryensis. I don't know where that leaves the plants local to me that I have been putting down as the former, Dactylorhiza being a messy genus. Dahlia x cultorum becomes Dahlia x hortensis Dicentra spectabilis becomes Lamprocapnos spectabilis. (Corydalis lutea was already moved to Pseudofumaria lutea in the 1st edition.) Dryopteris affinis (scaly male fern) is split into 3 species. Duchesnea indica (yellow-flowered strawberry) becomes Potentilla indica. (Compared to what might have happened with Potentilleae that's a small change.) The broad-leaved fescues (Festuca in part), which are more closely to Lolium (rye-grass) than to the narrow-leaved fescues (Festuca in part) are split off as Schedonorus, and x Festulolium becomes x Schedolium. Galium mollugo (hedge bedstraw) becomes Galium album. (I was reading the Galium treatment in the 1st edition a few days back, and this was foreshadowed - in continental floras the diploid G. mollugo is distinguished from the tetraploid G. album, and the British plants are tetraploids.) Gymnadenia conopsea is split into three species, Hebe is sunk into Veronica. (Also old news.) Hedera hibernica is recognised as a separate species from Hedera helix. Helicotrichon pratense and pubescens become Avenula pratensis and pubescens. Jonopsidium acaule (an obscure crucifer) is transferred to Cochlearia (scurvy grasses). Most native mallows are sunk in Malva. Althaea hirsuta becomes Malva setigera, Lavatera arborea become Malva arborea (you can thank me that it's not Malva eriocalyx), Lavatera cretica becomes Malva pseudolavatera, Lavatera plebeia becomes Malva preissiana, Lavatera trimestris becomes Malva trimestris, and Lavatera x clementii becomes Malva x clementii. Althaea officinalis (marsh mallow) and Alcea rosea (hollyhock) keep their old names. Ledum palustre (Labrador tea) becomes Rhododendron groenlandicum. (Appears to be the sinking of Ledum in Rhododendron, and the splitting of Ledum palustre into two species.) Leontodon autumnalis (common hawkbit) becomes Scorzoneroides autumnalis. Loiseleuria procumbens (trailing azalea) is sunk in Kalmia. Lysopersicon (tomato) is sunk in Solanum. (Tomatoes and potatoes are more closely related to each other than either is to many nightshades.) Malus domestica (apple) becomes Malus pumila. Matricaria recutita (scented mayweed) becomes Matricaria chamomilla. Monotropa hypopitys becomes Hypopitys monotropa. There's been some splitting of Narcissus species. 2 species of Orchis (laxiflora and morio) are moved to Anacamptis, and 1 (ustulata) to Neotinea. Consequently Orchis x morioides becomes x Anacamptorchis morioides. Otanthus maritimus (cottonweed) becomes Achillea maritima. Papaver dubium (long-headed poppy) is split into Papaver dubium and Papever lecoqii. Parthenocissus inserta (false Virginia creeper) becomes Parthenocissus vitacea. Peucedanum ostruthium becomes Imperatoria ostruthium, and Peucedanum palustre becomes Thyselium palustre. Photinia davidiana (photinia) becomes Stransvaesia davidiana. Phyllitis scolopendrium (harts-tounge fern) becomes Asplenium scolopendrium. Picris echioides (bristly ox-tounge) becomes Helminthotheca echoides. Potentilla palustris (marsh cinquefoil) because Comarum palustre. (This is more closely related to strawberries than to cinquefoils, and is one of the parents of the pink-flowered strawberries.) Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine) becomes Ficaria verna. Roemeria hybrida (a poppy) becomes Papaver bivalve. The water-cresses (Rorippa in part) go back to Nasturtium (not to be confused with Tropaeolum majus), leaving only the yellow-cresses in Rorippa. Sagina apetala (annual pearlwort) is split, subsp. erecta becoming Sagina filicaulis. Sanguisorba minor (lesser barnet) becomes Poterium sanguisorba. Schoenoplectus lacustris (common club-rush) is split. Seriphidium maritimum becomes Artemisia maritima Stachys officinalis (betony) goes back to Betonica officinalis. Stellaria uliginosa (bog stitchwort) becomes Stellaria alsine. Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue' acquires the name Symphytum x hidcotense. Thlaspi caerulescens becomes Noccaea caerulescens, Thlaspi macrophyllum becomes Pachyphragama macrophyllum, and Thlaspi perfoliate becomes Microthlaspi perfoliatum, leaving Thlaspi arvense and Thlaspi alliaceum as the only British species. Tragopogon hybridus (slender salsify) becomes Geropogon glaber. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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