EXERCISE 5
(IN PROGRESS)
ARTICLES 33.1, 33.3, REC. 33A.1, 34.1
* Blake (1918) attributed the name Viguiera microphylla as follows:
* In citing the name in this way, Blake acknowledged that the basionym was Helianthus microphyllus from H(umboldt) B(onplandt) [&] K(unth).
* If one refers to the publication by Hieronymus (1905), one finds the following:
* In short, Hieronymus interprets that Bentham made the transfer of Kunth's specific epithet from Helianthus to Viguiera.
* If one refers to Bentham and Hooker's publication, one finds the following:
* In short, Bentham (in Bentham and Hooker) wishes to include in Viguiera the taxa which HBK figured under Helianthus in plates 375 and 377 [only].
* If one refers to HBK plate 375 (and accompanying text), one finds the following (continued on next page):
QUESTIONS
1. Is Blake's attribution of the combination Viguiera microphylla acceptable?
2. Was Hieronymus's citation of the combination acceptable?
3. Did Bentham validly publish the transfer of microphylla from Helianthus to Viguiera?
4. What remedy do you suggest for this situation?
