Tillandsia laxa Griseb. (
non Grisebach, 1864)
Status: Basionym
Publ: Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Gott. 18 (1865)
Taxonomic Change:
- Citation: I am using this occasion to make a correction in the nomenclature of Vriesea laxa. In Smith & Downs (1977: 1224) the name Vriesea laxa is ascribed to Mez (1896) assuming that Grisebach’s Tillandsia laxa published in Nachr. Georg-Augusts- Univ- Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen would be from 1865 and hence a later homonym of the same binomial published in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 596 (Oct 1864). However, as confirmed by the publication dates in the library of the Göttingen University, the above mentioned “Nachrichten …” actually had been published on 13 Jan 1864 (G. Wagenitz, letter comm.) which makes Tillandsia laxa Griseb. (Jan 1864) a validly published name and Mez (1896) a combination under Vriesea. .... Tillandsia laxa Griseb. (Oct 1864) is a later homonym, refers to Tillandsia variabilis Schltdl., and is without further nomenclatoric relevance. For the misinterpretation of the publication date of the “Nachrichten …” see also Grant & Zijlstra (1998). —See Till 2008 p. 253
