Lespedeza juncea subsp. sericea information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. subsp. sericea (Maxim.) Steenis

Synonym of Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours.) G. Don

Genus: Lespedeza
Family: Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae
Nomen number: 314806
Place of publication: Nova Guinea 6:280. 1955
Comment: although originally based on Hedysarum sericeum Thunb., this was an illegitimate later homonym (non Mill.; Melbourne ICN Art. 53), so it cannot be the basionym (ICBN Art. 58)
Name verified on: 25-Sep-1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 21-May-2013
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

References:

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Australian plant census (APC) (on-line resource). [accepts].
Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. [accepts].
Pramanik, A. & K. Thothathri. 1983. Notes on the taxonomy, distribution and ecology of Lespedeza juncea complex with special reference to India. J. Jap. Bot. 58:333. [= L. juncea var. sericea (Thunb.) F. B. Forbes & Hemsl.].
Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.

Check other web resources for Lespedeza juncea (L. f.) Pers. subsp. sericea (Maxim.) Steenis:

TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
ILDIS: World Database of Legumes

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?314806 (23 May 2013)

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