Abstract
Using molecular data, we recently showed that Carica papaya L. is sister to a Mexican/Guatemalan clade of two genera, Jarilla Rusby with three species and Horovitzia V.M. Badillo with one. These species are herbs or thin–stemmed trees and may be of interest for future genomicsenabled papaya breeding. Here we clarify the correct names of J. heterophylla (Cerv. ex La Llave) Rusby and J. caudata (Brandegee) Standl., which were confused in a recent systematic treatment of Jarilla (McVaugh 2001). We designate epitypes for both, provide weblinks to type specimens, a key to the species of Jarilla and Horovitzia, and notes on their habitats and distribution.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Molecular Phylogeny, Biogeography and an e-Monograph of the Papaya Family (Caricaceae) as an Example of Taxonomy in the Electronic Age |
Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
Pages | 33-47 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783658102678 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783658102661 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Caricaceae
- Epitypification
- Nomenclature
- Papaya sister clade
- Typification