Four new synonyms and a new combination in Parnassia (Celastraceae)

By

Shu, Yumin
Zhang, Zhixiang, 1960-

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

77

Pages

81-88

Subjects

lectotypification , Morphology , Parnassia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.77.11513

 

Abstract

Parnassia yunnanensis had been previously described based on mixed specimens containing materials partially belonging to P. cacuminum, which makes the application of P. yunnanensis ambiguous. Therefore, we lectotypified P. yunnanensis and meanwhile synonymized P. lanceolata var. oblongipetala under it. P. yunnanensis var. longistipitata was found more similar to P. cacuminum rather than P. yunnanensis, thus a new combination, P. cacuminum var. longistipitatacomb. nov. was proposed. Furthermore, other three names (P. vevusta, P. degeensis and P. kangdingensis) were reduced to synonyms of P. cacuminum too.