Claim · model-written summary
Lebas treated candelabrum as a subtype of D. consolida rather than accepting it at species rank.
- Taxon
- D. consolida L.
Consolida regalise0 - Outcome
- not accepting this subtype at species ranke0
Verbatim
e0“He indicated this to be a subtype of D. consolida L. (“le sous-type candelabrum”), comprising a number of dwarf races that he grouped under the name Delphinium consolida [unranked] candelabrum, thus not accepting this subtype at species rank”
Title
Purushottam Kumar Deroliya; Sriman Lal Meena Taxon 2025. doi:10.1002/tax.13305
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Delphinium candelabrum Ostenf. has been widely used in India and China.
- Observation The earlier cultivated name can be treated as the new combination D. candelabrum (B.K. Bliss & S.B. Bliss) Neubert.
- Observation The earlier name has largely disappeared from use, whereas Delphinium candelabrum Ostenf. remains widely recognized.
- Observation Delphinium candelabrum Ostenf. is unavailable as a later homonym.
- Recommendation The authors propose conserving Delphinium candelabrum Ostenf. against the earlier homonym.
- Observation A specimen at S bearing Hedin’s original label was designated lectotype.
