Abstract
It is pointed out that it was Sprengel and not Willdenow who validly published the name Tianthema triquetra. It is further pointed out that this name is typified on Rottler material collected in Tamil Nadu, India.
Keywords
It is pointed out that it was Sprengel and not Willdenow who validly published the name Tianthema triquetra. It is further pointed out that this name is typified on Rottler material collected in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Manuscript Published on 01 December 1999
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