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Taxon: Genus Adonis L. (1753) - pheasant's eyes (plant)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name:  Linnaeus, C. 1753a. Sp. Pl. 1: 547.
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Original spelling: 

Types

Type of: Adonideae (Tribe) Horan. (1847)
Type, by subsequent designation: Adonis annua L. Ref: Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2 : 121. [7 Jun 1913]. [new]

Variants

Not validly published name: Adonis (Genus) J.J. Dillenius, nom. inval.

Homonyms

Junior homonym (allowed): Adonis (Minor planet) (1936 CA)

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full name: adonis Ref: R. van der Meijden, 1990: 151.
: adonisroosje Ref: R. Röber et al. (eds.), 1990

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: pheasant's eyes Ref: 1987
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