Species Schizothrix mascarenica

Name: Schizothrix mascarenica Gomont 1893

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.ca.re’ni.ca. N.L. fem. adj. mascarenica, pertaining to the Mascarine Islands, Indian Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: SK^HI-zo-t^hrix mas-ka-RE-ni-ka, feminine

Valid publication: Jadin F. Algues des îles Mascareignes récoltées en 1890 (Nostocacées). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1893; 40:148-173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Symplocastrum mascarenicum (Gomont 1893) Forti 1907

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Symplocastrum mascarenicum (Gomont 1893) Forti 1907	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Schizothrix mascarenica is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Schizothrix.
- ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Gomont) deliberately differs from the author of the publication (Jadin).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Schizothrix Kützing ex Gomont 1892

Assigned by: Jadin F. Algues des îles Mascareignes récoltées en 1890 (Nostocacées). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 1893; 40:148-173.

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Record number: 47409

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Species Schizothrix mascarenica