Othonna sonchifolia L. is an earlier name for Senecio cymbalarifolius L. (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)

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Published: 2017-07-24
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Taxonomy, Nomenclature

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Luvo Magoswana
Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa; Department of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
John C. Manning
Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa; Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-3416
Anthony R. Magee
Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), South Africa; Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7063-7299
James S. Boatwright
Department of Biodiversity & Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1250-4874

Abstract

Background: Ongoing systematic studies in the African flora necessitate periodic nomenclatural adjustments and corrections.


Objectives: To effect requisite nomenclatural changes.


Method: Relevant literature was surveyed and type material located and examined.


Results: A nomenclatural correction is necessary in Othonna L. and Senecio L. (Asteraceae).


Conclusions: Othonna sonchifolia L. is recognised as the earliest name for Senecio cymbalarifolius (L.) Less. and the new combination Senecio sonchifolius (L.) J.C. Manning & Magoswana is provided for the species. Othonna cymbalarifolia is lectotypified and Senecio hastifolius (L.) Less. is reinstated from synonymy as a species distinct from S. sonchifolius.

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Vol. 47 No. 1 (2017): Bothalia, African Biodiversity & Conservation

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Nomenclatural Changes

How to Cite

Magoswana, L. (2017) “Othonna sonchifolia L. is an earlier name for Senecio cymbalarifolius L. (Asteraceae: Senecioneae)”, African Biodiversity & Conservation, 47(1). Available at: https://mail.abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/113 (Accessed: 1 May 2026).