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Type:
Feedback
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Status: Closed
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Priority:
Unassessed
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Resolution: Fixed
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Affects Version/s: None
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Fix Version/s: None
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Description
The occurrence http://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1252562694 in the Philippines is interpreted as Hedyotis microphylla Kunth, which is a synonym of Arcytophyllum filiforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Standl. found in South America.
This odd distribution (South American plant found in the Philippines) is because the actual name is Hedyotis microphylla Merr. (see http://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1252562694/verbatim ), described in:
Merrill, E. D. (1906). New or noteworthy Philippine plants, V. The Philippine journal of science, 1(Supplement 3), 169-246. Retrieved from http://direct.biostor.org/reference/164203 http://biodiversity.org/page/695373
The status of this name is unclear, but this is not Hedyotis microphylla Kunth. Hedyotis microphylla Merr. is in IPNI, so ideally when matching this name and authors it should be recognised as a distinct name and we wouldn't have this odd distribution.
Yes, the old backbone ignored authorship pretty much and required binomial names to be unique (it did cope with genus homonyms).
This is one of the major goals for the improved backbone.
http://dev.gbif.org/issues/browse/POR-2467
http://dev.gbif.org/issues/browse/POR-3022
We hope to advertise a first public preview of the new backbone at the end of this week.