Oxycoccus palustris Pers.
Publ. & Syn.Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 419 (1805). - Nomen novum for Vaccinium oxycoccos L., Sp. Pl.: 351 (1753). Lectotype (LINN): Sweden. Herb. Linn. 497.18 (Vander Kloet 1983: 35). - Oxycoccus oxycoccos (L.) Adolphi, Taxon 36: 127 (1987).
NotesThe priority name for this species has been disputed, i.e., whether the name Oxycoccus oxycoccos is a tautonym or not and whether the correct author citation is (L.) Adolphi (1987) as above or (L.) MacMillan, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 15 (1892). See Adolphi (1987) and Taxon's Nomenclature Editor's comment to Adolphi's note.
Chromosomes24 (4x). - Siberia (N), Far East (N), Alaska, Canada, U.S.A. (NE), Greenland. - Numerous reports.
GeographyNorth American - amphi-Atlantic - European - Asian.
Parent taxonOxycoccus Hill
Child taxa Oxycoccus palustris subsp. microphyllus (Lange) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Oxycoccus palustris subsp. palustris
PAF ID741401
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)