Boschniakia

Yu, Wen-Bin, 2013, Nomenclatural clarifications for names in Boschniakia, Kopsiopsis and Xylanche (Orobanchaceae), Phytotaxa 77 (3), pp. 40-42 : 41

Boschniakia

Boschniakia C.A.Mey. in Bongard (1833: 159) — Type: Boschniakia glabra C.A.Mey. , nom. illeg. (Ξ B. rossica (Cham. & Schltdl.) B. Fedtsch. ))

Boschniakia rossica (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fedtschenko (1910: 896) ≡ Orobanche rossica Cham. & Schltdl. (1828: 132-134) ≡ Boschniakia glabra C.A.Mey. in Bongard (1833: 159), nom. illeg. (Article 52.1) ≡ Orobanche glabra (C.A.Mey.) W. J. Hooker (1834: 91) , nom. illeg.— Type: Kamtschadalis. Uktschutsch. s.n. (LE).

The authorship of Boschniakia and/or B. glabra is ascribed to A. G. H. Bongard by some researchers (e.g. Fischer 2004; Wolfe et al. 2005) and in several indices, including the Index Nominum Genericorum (ING), the International Plant Name Index (IPNI) and Tropicos databases (accessed on 17 October, 2012). In the protologue, Bongard (1833: 159) clearly used “ mspt.” (manuscriptum) to denote description for the only species B. glabra provided by C. A. Meyer. Both Boschniakia and B. glabra were validated on the basis of the single description under Article 38.5 ( McNeill et al. 2012). Therefore, the correct authorship of both Boschniakia and B. glabra is C. A. Meyer, not C. A. Meyer ex Bongard or Bongard. Nevertheless, B. glabra is a superfluous name because the legitimate name Orobanche rossica was listed in the synonymy (Article 52.1).