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Taxon: Carica pubescens Lenné & Koch

Synonym of Vasconcellea pubescens A. DC.

Genus: Carica
Family: Caricaceae
Nomen number: 418398
Place of publication: A. C. H. Braun et al., App. sp. nov. 12. 1853
Comment: although the most commonly used name for this species, it cannot be transferred to Vasconcellea because of the heterotypic (but apparently conspecific) Vasconcellea pubescens A. DC.
Name verified on: 07-Sep-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Dec-2006
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME. (previously associated with 21 accessions)

References:

  • Badillo, V. M. 1971. Monografia de la familia Caricaceae. (Monog Caricaceae) [accepts].
  • Badillo, V. M. 1997. Neotypificatión de Carica pubescens Lenné et Koch y de Carica quercifolia (St. Hil.) Hieron. y nuevos registros de la familia para Ecuador. Ernstia 6:201. [accepts].
  • Badillo, V. M. 2000. Carica L. vs. Vasconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitacion de este ultimo. Ernstia 10:78. [= Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis V. M. Badillo].
  • Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75. (L Ecuador) [accepts].
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Check other databases for Carica pubescens Lenné & Koch:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?418398 (22 November 2009)

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