Lappa major Gaertn.

First published in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 379 (1791), nom. superfl.
This name is a synonym of Arctium lappa

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Schischkin, B.K. & Bobrov, F.G. (eds) (1962). Compositae. Tribes Echinopsideae and Cynareae. Flora of the USSR 27: 1-753. Science Publishers, Inc. [Cited as Arctium lappa.]
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis). [Cited as Arctium lappa.]
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2011). Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp. [Cited as Arctium lappa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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