New Zealand Journal of Botany abstract

Short communication
A rose by any other name: two problems of scent in the naming and typification of New Zealand plants

C. J. WEBB

Foundation for Research, Science and Technology
P. O. Box 12 240
Wellington, New Zealand

Abstract  For two New Zealand species, the plant names are inappropriate references to the scent of the plant. Both result from misinterpretation of earlier work and are resolved here. Firstly, Banks & Solander originally applied the epithet aromatica to the species now known as Scandia rosifolia not to Anisotome aromatica, but as their manuscript was not published current usage is retained. Secondly, following the Forsters, the type species of Coprosma is correctly designated as C. foetidissima not the inappropriately scented C. lucida; subgeneric and sectional names are corrected.

Keywords  scent; Coprosma; type species; subgeneric and sectional names; Rubiaceae; Anisotome; Scandia; Apiaceae; New Zealand

B95002

Received 9 January 1995; accepted 11 December 1995

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