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Actaea spicata L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 504 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000519125.

Synonyms of Actaea spicata L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Actaea corymbosa Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. iii. 176. 1812 wfo-0000519073
Actaea densiflora M.Kral Preslia 52: 353 (1980) wfo-0000519076
Actaea nigra (L.) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. Oekon. Fl. Wetterau 1: 265 (1799) wfo-0000519099
Actaea spicata var. nigra L. Sp. Pl. 504 1753 wfo-0000519136
Actaea vulgaris Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 386 1838 wfo-0000519145
Christophoriana spicata (L.) Moench Methodus : 276 (1794) wfo-0000603712
Christophoriana vulgaris Rupr. Fl. Caucasi : 44 (1869) wfo-0000603715
Actaea spicata var. melanocarpa Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 1: 71 1842 wfo-0000742045

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link