Taxonomic Swap 86416 (Committed on 2020-12-17)

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This species has long been known as Ocotea calophylla Mez. Mez proposed this name when he transferred Pleurothyrium velutinum Meisn. to Ocotea. He did not use O. velutina because Nees (1836) listed O. velutina Mart. as a synonym of Oreodaphne velutina Nees, and Mez thought he could therefore not use the name Ocotea velutina (Meisn.) Mez. However, the name Ocotea velutina Mart. was a herbarium name and was never validly published. Mez should have made the combination Ocotea velutina (Meisn.) Mez; Ocotea calophylla Mez is an illegitimate name. The name Ocotea velutina is no longer available for this species because Rohwer (1986) published Ocotea velutina (Nees) Rohwer based on Oreodaphne velutina Nees. Because there is no other legitimate name available to replace Ocotea calophylla Mez, I propose the name Ocotea caesariata van der Werff as a nomen novum for Pleurothyrium velutinum Meisn.

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Added by nicolasr on December 16, 2020 11:17 PM | Committed by nicolasr on December 17, 2020
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