Flag for Taxon: Genus Leuzea
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ljazz | Genus Leuzea |
Leuzea is a synonym of Rhapotnicum according to POWO |
Aug. 13, 2023 00:32:47 +0000 | convallaria1128 |
swaps done |
Comments
The Wikipedia entry for Rhaponticum suggests that as late as May 2023, POWO was treating this exactly the opposite of its current treatment. See also flag here on Rhaphonticum: https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/481609
I personally do not care which one is correct, and do not have appropriate knowledge to wheigh in (although the second person in your link is stating that Rhaponticum is a conserved name, so it should probably be used).
what is very bad is that BOTH synonyms are in use as accepted species on this site.
The curators should decide which authority to follow and merge the appropriate taxa.
It is very confusing (and defeating the purpose of scientific names) having the same plant represented by two names, it gives the appearance there are two species where it is just one.
Agreed. But I am not an expert, so I'm just pointing to something that curatorial experts should be alive to.
It also seems many species have IDs both as a Leuzea and Rhapotnicum, which is confusing.
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:9817-1