(2005) Proposal to conserve the name Convallaria latifolia Jacq. (Polygonatum latifolium) (Ruscaceae, Liliaceae s.l.) against C. latifolia Mill.

摘要

This paper proposes to conserve the name Convallaria latifolia Jacq. (Polygonatum latifolium) (Ruscaceae, Liliaceae sensu lato) against C. latifolia Mill. The paper shows that Miller's binomial is universally regarded as a name for a luxuriant variant of C. majalis L., and subsequently a taxonomic synonym of it. The name has become obsolete in taxonomy and nearly so even in horticulture.