Re: [ECOLOG-L] Correct authority for Lonicera maackii?

2013-10-11 Thread Richard Boyce
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

[ECOLOG-L] Correct authority for Lonicera maackii?

2013-10-10 Thread Richard Boyce
Colleagues, Much of my research is based on Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii. Recently, 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