Neotypification ofPandanus odorifer, the correct name forP. odoratissimus(Pandanaceae)

Abstract

Pandanus odorifer (Pandanaceae) is an economically important species distributed on coasts from India and Sri Lanka to South China through tropical Asian countries. Pandanus odoratissimus has been widely used as the accepted name for the species, but P. odoratissimus is in reality a superfluous and illegitimate name. No original material of P. odorifer has been traced, and a neotype is designated here for that name.

Typification of the Lace Lichen,Ramalina menziesiiTaylor—and its synonyms—reiterates the need for complete typification of names for well‐known or iconic taxa

“…The names of many common, widespread, iconic, or otherwise significant taxa treated under the International Code for Nomenclature of algae, fungi, and plants (Turland & al., 2018) are among those whose applications remain ambiguous because they require some level of additional typification. This is evidenced by numerous recent contributions that involve the names of economically important plants (Callmander & al., 2021; Ganesan & Neo, 2022) and fungi (Li & al., 2021); well‐known plants (Fleischmann & Gonella, 2020) and bryophytes (Kariyawasam & al., 2021); cultivated plants (Bai & al., 2019); and culturally significant or pharmacologically important plants (de Oliveira & al., 2021) and fungi (Papp & al., 2022).…”