Summary
Gentiana albomarginata C.Marquand was proposed as a replacement name for G. albescens (Franch.) Franch. ex Kusn., which was long considered as a later homonym of G. albescens Favre. However, G. albescens Favre was actually not validly published. Therefore, G. albescens (Franch.) Franch. ex Kusn. is the correct name for the species, and G. albomarginata is nomenclaturally superfluous and illegitimate.
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We are grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript. Our thanks also go to Dr Shuai Liao and the curator of HTC for hel** us to trace related literature.
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Chen, Q., Lin, RX. & Guo, XQ. The correct name for Gentiana albomarginata (Gentianaceae: Gentianeae). Kew Bull 79, 143–144 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-024-10168-6
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