basionym

== English == === Alternative forms === basonym === Etymology === From basi- (“base”) +‎ -onym (“name”). === Noun === basionym (plural basionyms) (botany, taxonomy) An earlier valid scientific name of a species that has since been renamed and from which the new name is partially derived. Arundinaria distans is the basionym of Colanthelia distans. ==== Usage notes ==== The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature includes the following normative definition: A previously published legitimate name-bringing or epithet-bringing synonym from which a new name is formed for a taxon of different rank or position (Art. 33.4, 49.1 and 52.3) ==== Derived terms ==== heterobasionym ==== Translations ==== === See also === synonym