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There was a proposal to conserve the long-accepted (since 1858) spelling of microthecum in TAXON 63 (1), February 2014: 194 (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263726678_2264_Proposal_to_conserve_the_name_Eriogonum_microthecum_Polygonaceae_with_that_spelling). I suppose that was rejected or overlooked by POWO?

Inlagt av tmessick över 2 år sedan

@jdmore could potentially elaborate further, but POWO and Jepson eFLORA both recognize microtheca as the preferred spelling of the epithet.

Inlagt av bobby23 över 2 år sedan

If you go to https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/codes-proposals/index.cfm, put "Eriogonum microthec" in the Scientific Name box, click the radio button next to "b) Proposals/Requests", and hit submit, you will get a report on the proposal to conserve. In this case, the minus signs (-) next to the "Special. Comm." and "Gen. Comm." citations indicate that both committees recommended against conservation of the spelling. So it looks like we are left with microtheca.

Inlagt av jdmore över 2 år sedan

Thanks for the link, Jim. Oh well, it doesn't sound right to me, but of course, "sound" is subjective, so it can't be a criterion in ICBN.

Inlagt av tmessick över 2 år sedan

For sure, I may never get used to saying it that way.

Inlagt av jdmore över 2 år sedan

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