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TYPIFICATION OF SRI LANKAN GESNERIACEAE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2019

S. Ranasinghe ,
D. J. Middleton ,
H. J. Atkins ,
R. Milne  and
M. Möller
S. Ranasinghe
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: MMoeller@rbge.org.uk Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Science, University of Edinburgh, Daniel Rutherford Building, The King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, UK. National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
D. J. Middleton
Affiliation:
Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore259569.
H. J. Atkins
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: MMoeller@rbge.org.uk
R. Milne
Affiliation:
Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Science, University of Edinburgh, Daniel Rutherford Building, The King’s Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland, UK.
M. Möller*
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: MMoeller@rbge.org.uk
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Abstract

Towards a comprehensive revision of Gesneriaceae in Sri Lanka, 12 names are here typified, of which 11 are lectotypifications, including one second-step lectotypification, and the other is a neotypification.

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GesneriaceaeSri Lankatypification
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 76 , Issue 2 , July 2019 , pp. 221 - 229
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© Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2019) 

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