Chara fetidissima Rafinesque, nom. inval. 1808
Publication details
Chara fetidissima Rafinesque 1808: 354, nom. inval.
Published in: Rafinesque, C.S. (1808). Prospectus of Mr. Rafinesque Schmaltz's two intended Works on North-American Botany; the first on the new Genera and Species of Plants discovered by himself, and the second on the Natural History of the Funguses, or Mushroom-Tribe of America. Medical Repository, hexade 2 5: 350-356.
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Publication date: 1808
Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chara is Chara vulgaris Linnaeus.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chara contraria A.Braun ex Kützing
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Nomenclatural notes
Invalid: No description. - (16 Apr 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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Source of current name
Wood, R.D. (1948). On Rafinesque's name for the Characeae. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 75(3): 282-285.
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2022.
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