Nomenclatural notes in Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) from the Páramos of Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i4.1444Keywords:
Arenaria, Andes, lectotypification, nomenclatureAbstract
Typifications and nomenclatural corrections based on the ICN (Turland et al. 2025) of six species of Arenaria L. found in Ecuador are provided due to several nomenclatural issues regarding their types and history.
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