Dionaea D. Solander ex J. Ellis (Droseraceae): notes on the nomenclature and typification of Venus's Fly-trap

NELSON, E. C, 1989. Dionaea Solander ex J. Ellis (Droseraceae): Notes on the nomenclature and typification of Venus's Fly-trap. The nomenclatural history of Venus's flytrap, Dionaea muscipula (Droseraceae) from North America (Carolinas), is discussed. The binomial was first published in a London newspaper at the beginning of September 1768 by John Ellis who credited the generic name to Daniel Solander. A lectotype is designated.