CRITICAL NOTES ON LITSEA STOCKSII (MEISN.) HOOK. F.

摘要

Detailed nomenclatural review has established Litsea stocksii (Meisn.) Hook.f. as the correct name for the common species of Western Ghats of Peninsular India. The recently established new names, L. josephii S.M. Almeida and L. vartakii M.R. Almeida have been proved to be superfluous and illegitimate. Litsea stocksii (Meisn.) Hook.f. is a new combination based on an earlier legitimate name published at varietal level. Without taking this into consideration, some authors thought this name to be illegitimate as J.D. Hooker had included an earlier name in its synonymy. This led to creation of two new names for this species by two different authors in the recent past viz. L. josephii and L. vartakii. The present paper critically examines the problem and argues for the re-establishment of L stocksii for this plant.