Trials and tribulations of Neotropical plant taxonomy: pace of tree species description
M. Lujan, E. Lucas, F. Michelangeli, G. Prance, J. Rzedowski, D. S. Aguilar, E. Serpell, C. Sothers, A. Zuntini, R. M. Lemos
This study calculates the time lag between specimen collection and species publication for 2126 Neotropical trees, finding an average of 16 years with regional and temporal variations.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2023Plant Biology