Elymus L.

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Nomenclature

Division: Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Genus:

Elymus L.

Published in:

Sp. Pl. I: 83-84. 1753.

Reference:

A. Löve and Löve, D., “Nomenclatural notes on Arctic plants”, Botaniska notiser, vol. 128, pp. 497-523, 1976.

Usage:

accepted

Lectotype:

Elymus sibiricus L.

Typification:

Lectotype designated by Hitchcock (1929: 121); also by Bowden (1964: 554); see Jarvis (1992: 562-563).

Typification Reference:

A. S. Hitchcock and Green, M. L., “Standard-species of Linnaeus genera of Phanerogamae (1753-1754)”, in International Botanical Congress, Cambridge (England), 1930: Nomenclature. Proposals by British botanists, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1929, pp. 110-199.

W. M. Bowden, “Cytotaxonomy of the species and interspecific hybrids of the genus Elymus in Canada and neighboring areas”, Canadian Journal of Botany, vol. 42, pp. 547-601, 1964.

C. E. Jarvis, “Seventy-two proposals for the conservation of types of selected Linnaean generic names, the report of Subcommittee 3C on the lectotypification of Linnaean generic names”, TaxonTaxon, vol. 41, pp. 552-583, 1992.

Synonyms:

Synonyms: 16

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Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus

Elymus alaskanus ssp. alaskanus