Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>

Background: The typification of the name <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae) is revisited. Several authors cited a gathering from Iberia as the locality and Buxbaum as the collector of as the type, but no actual specimens from this collection have been located, nor is the...

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Main Authors: P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego, Raúl Ferrer-Gallego, Diego Rivera, Concepción Obón, Emilio Laguna, Nikolay P. Goncharov
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author P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego
Raúl Ferrer-Gallego
Diego Rivera
Concepción Obón
Emilio Laguna
Nikolay P. Goncharov
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Raúl Ferrer-Gallego
Diego Rivera
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Emilio Laguna
Nikolay P. Goncharov
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description Background: The typification of the name <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae) is revisited. Several authors cited a gathering from Iberia as the locality and Buxbaum as the collector of as the type, but no actual specimens from this collection have been located, nor is there evidence that such a gathering existed. In 1994, van Slageren designated as lectotype an illustration from Buxbaum’s <i>Plantarum minus cognitarum centuria I</i> (1728), which, although original material, is not the only element cited in the protologue. The protologue mentions several gatherings, some of which are represented by identifiable herbarium specimens qualifying as syntypes. Methods: This work is based on the analysis of the protologue of <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> and the study of specimens conserved in several herbaria. According to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (<i>ICN</i>, Shenzhen Code 2018), an illustration does not hold the same nomenclatural weight as preserved specimens cited in the protologue. Therefore, van Slageren’s lectotypification does not comply with Art. 9.12 of the <i>ICN</i> and must be superseded. Results: The original material includes multiple elements, and a new lectotype is designated from a specimen at PRC from Azerbaijan.
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spelling doaj-art-a9f85ff0b0774535aaefe66981759cdd2025-08-20T03:36:27ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-08-011415237510.3390/plants14152375Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego0Raúl Ferrer-Gallego1Diego Rivera2Concepción Obón3Emilio Laguna4Nikolay P. Goncharov5Servicio de Vida Silvestre y Red Natura 2000, Centro para la Investigación y Experimentación Forestal (CIEF), Generalitat Valenciana, Avda. Comarques del País Valencià 114, 46930 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Ecology, Desertification Research Centre, CIDE. Spanish National Research Council (-CSIC), University of Valencia (UV) and Generalitat Valenciana (GVA), 46113 Valencia, SpainDepartamento Biología Vegetal, Facultad Biología, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, SpainInstituto de Investigación e Innovación Agroalimentario y Agroambiental (CIAGRO), Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 03312 Alicante, SpainServicio de Vida Silvestre y Red Natura 2000, Centro para la Investigación y Experimentación Forestal (CIEF), Generalitat Valenciana, Avda. Comarques del País Valencià 114, 46930 Valencia, SpainInstitute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, RussiaBackground: The typification of the name <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae) is revisited. Several authors cited a gathering from Iberia as the locality and Buxbaum as the collector of as the type, but no actual specimens from this collection have been located, nor is there evidence that such a gathering existed. In 1994, van Slageren designated as lectotype an illustration from Buxbaum’s <i>Plantarum minus cognitarum centuria I</i> (1728), which, although original material, is not the only element cited in the protologue. The protologue mentions several gatherings, some of which are represented by identifiable herbarium specimens qualifying as syntypes. Methods: This work is based on the analysis of the protologue of <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> and the study of specimens conserved in several herbaria. According to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (<i>ICN</i>, Shenzhen Code 2018), an illustration does not hold the same nomenclatural weight as preserved specimens cited in the protologue. Therefore, van Slageren’s lectotypification does not comply with Art. 9.12 of the <i>ICN</i> and must be superseded. Results: The original material includes multiple elements, and a new lectotype is designated from a specimen at PRC from Azerbaijan.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/15/2375<i>Aegilops squarrosa</i><i>Aegilops tauschii</i>lectotypenomenclatureoriginal materialsyntype
spellingShingle P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego
Raúl Ferrer-Gallego
Diego Rivera
Concepción Obón
Emilio Laguna
Nikolay P. Goncharov
Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
Plants
<i>Aegilops squarrosa</i>
<i>Aegilops tauschii</i>
lectotype
nomenclature
original material
syntype
title Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
title_full Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
title_fullStr Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
title_full_unstemmed Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
title_short Nomenclature and Typification of the Goat Grass <i>Aegilops tauschii</i> Coss. (Poaceae: Triticeae): A Key Species for the Secondary Gene Pool of Common Wheat <i>Triticum aestivum</i>
title_sort nomenclature and typification of the goat grass i aegilops tauschii i coss poaceae triticeae a key species for the secondary gene pool of common wheat i triticum aestivum i
topic <i>Aegilops squarrosa</i>
<i>Aegilops tauschii</i>
lectotype
nomenclature
original material
syntype
url https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/15/2375
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