Colleagues, I was just contacted by Jim Luken, who was my predecessor at NKU and is now at Coastal Carolina University. He and John Thieret published a paper in Sida (Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii: Caprifoliaceae): its ascent, decline, and fall, vol. 16 (3) pp. 479-503, 1995). Here's the relevant paragraph from the paper:
"Authorship of the binomial Lonicera maackii has been controversial. Most authors cite Maximowicz [abbreviated as Maxim.] as having made the combination Lonicera maackii in Primitae florae Amurensis (Maximowicz 1859), but he did not validly publish such a new combination there. The binomial Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder was validly published in 1864 (Herder 1864)." John Thieret is now deceased, so I can't ask him what "validly published" means, and both Jim and I are mere ecologists. But apparently Maximowicz did not follow the recognized procedures for naming a species, and thus Herder is the right authority. Jim said that this paper in Sida established Herder as the proper authority. Here are the references for the two papers: Herder, F.v. 1864. Plantae Raddeanae monopetalae. Die Monopetalen Ostsibiriens. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturistes Moscou 37(1):190-235. Maximowicz, C.J. 1859. Primitiae florae Amurensis. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg Divers Savants 9:1-504. 10 pls. (Reprint 1859 by Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Saint Petersburg.) So, it sounds like the proper way to refer to this species is Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder. Rick Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:49:03 +0000 From: Richard Boyce <boy...@nku.edu<mailto:boy...@nku.edu>> Subject: Correct authority for Lonicera maackii? Colleagues, Much of my research is based on Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii. Recentl= y, I've been questioned regarding the correct authority for this species. I= 've seen both (Rupr.) Maxim and (Rupr.) Herder. US government sites seem to= all use (Rupr.) Herder (you'll have to take my word for this, because they= are currently shut down!), as does the International Plant Names Index. Wi= kipedia actually has a discussion on this topic and comes down for (Rupr.) = Maxim. It would be great if we could cite Flora of North America, but they = haven't gotten to Caprifoliaceace yet. Can any of you taxonomically-inclined plant ecologists straighten me out on= this? Thanks, Rick ================================ Richard L. Boyce, Ph.D. Director, Environmental Science Program Professor Department of Biological Sciences, SC 150 Northern Kentucky University Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099 USA 859-572-1407 (tel.) 859-572-5639 (fax) boy...@nku.edu<mailto:boy...@nku.edu> http://www.nku.edu/~boycer/ ================================= "One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." - A.A. Milne
