Astragalus (Leguminosae): nomenclatural proposals and new taxa

Authors

Stanley L. Welsh, Brigham Young University

Abstract

As part of an ongoing summary revision of Astragalus for the Flora North America project, several nomenclatural changes are indicated. Nomenclatural proposals include A. molybdenus var. shultziorum (Barneby) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. australis var. aboriginorum (Richardson) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. australis var. cottoni (M.E. Jones) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. australis var. lepagei (Hultén) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. australis var. muriei (Hultén) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. subcinereus var. sileranus (M.E. Jones) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. tegetarioides var. anxius (Meinke & Kaye) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. ampullarioides (Welsh) Welsh, comb. nov.; A. cutleri (Barneby) Welsh, comb. nov.; and A. laccoliticus (M.E. Jones) Welsh, comb. nov. Proposals of new taxa include Astragualus sect. Scytocarpi subsect. Microcymbi Welsh, subsect. nov., and A. sabulosus var. vehiculus Welsh, var. nov. A lectotype is selected for Phaca australis L.

Recommended Citation

Welsh, Stanley L. (1998) "Astragalus (Leguminosae): nomenclatural proposals and new taxa," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 58: No. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol58/iss1/5