The type locality of Polygonum plumosum

Inadvertently switched labels on specimens at the New York Botanical Garden led J. K. Small to cite the wrong locality for the specimen he selected as the holotype for Polygonum plumosum. The correct locality is St. Matthew Island, Alaska, not St. Paul Island.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Botany
Main Author: Murray, David F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b76-067
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b76-067
Description
Summary:Inadvertently switched labels on specimens at the New York Botanical Garden led J. K. Small to cite the wrong locality for the specimen he selected as the holotype for Polygonum plumosum. The correct locality is St. Matthew Island, Alaska, not St. Paul Island.