Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia spelt incorrectly and duplicate of correctly spelled taxon

[nigelcharman]

The infraspecific epithet of Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia should be dioica rather than dioicia

Example reference - https://wfoplantlist.org/taxon/wfo-0000572963-2026-06

Also COL already lists Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica so maybe delete the misspelled taxon?

[github-actions]

🤖 Proposed JSON Tags

// json for auto-checking
[
{
"currentName": "Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia (Jacq.) Tutin",
"proposedName": "Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin"
},
{
"badName": "Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia (Jacq.) Tutin"
}
]
why is this here?

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[jhnwllr]

🤖 AUTOMATED VALIDATION REPORT

Issue Type: ARRAY | Status: ❌ OPEN

Item 1 (nameChange) - ❌ OPEN

Current Name: Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia (Jacq.) Tutin
Proposed Name: Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin

Current name: Found in COL

• COL ID(s): Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia (Jacq.) Tutin (M9WQQ)
• Status check: ❌ Still accepted

Proposed name: Found in COL

• COL ID(s): Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica (Jacq.) Tutin (5G2QQ)

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Item 2 (badName) - ❌ OPEN

Bad Name: Bryonia cretica subsp. dioicia (Jacq.) Tutin
Status: ❌ Still exists in COL (should be removed)
COL ID: M9WQQ
Taxonomic Status: synonym
Rank: subspecies
Classification: Bryonia dioica Jacq. > Bryonia L. > Bryonieae Dumort. > Cucurbitaceae Juss. > Cucurbitales Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl > Magnoliopsida > Tracheophyta > Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown > Plantae > Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978

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