When available, an isotype of a taxonomic novelty described in Novon has been deposited in the MO herbarium. If paper presents original data, associated herbarium vouchers are cited. Vouchers are also cited from common names and uses taken from specimen labels. Herbarium vouchers state the collector and number, herbarium in which the voucher is located, and a clear annotation that the material represents the voucher for the study in question. The accession numbers are provided before publication.
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Keys Keys are dichotomous, indented, and have been checked carefully for consistency with the descriptions. Couplets are numbered as 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and so forth. These are the last paragraph of the paper, just before the Literature Cited. They include information on granting agencies, herbaria that loaned specimens, and the name of the artist, where appropriate. The Literature Cited contains full citations of all references cited in the text.