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Issue: Vol. 245 No. 1: 22 January 2016
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-01-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.245.1.8
Page range: 71–74
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 53

Nomenclatural notes of Salix wangiana and S. zangica var. tibetica (Salicaceae)

College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Shanghai Chenshan Plant Science Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
Authorship Nomenclature Salix status Eudicots

Abstract

Working within the framework of the Flora of the Pan-Himalayas project, we examined many reports regarding Salix and found that the valid publication date for Salix wangiana is later than that for S. rhododendroides. Consequently, S. wangiana is treated as a synonym of S. rhododendroides instead of the reverse. Salix wangiana var. tibetica is invalid, and therefore the intended combination S. zangica var. tibetica indeed represents a new variety, for which the authorship is “C. Wang & C.F. Fang ex N. Chao”. Furthermore, the names S. rhododendroides and S. zangica var. tibetica are lectotypified.