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What is a basionym?

Updated: 4/27/2024
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A basionym is an earlier scientific name of a species which has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived.

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A basionym is the original name given to a plant or fungus when it was first described in the scientific literature. When a species is moved to a different genus, the original name becomes the basionym for the new combination.

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