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Issue: Vol. 299 No. 2: 21 March 2017
Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-21
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.299.2.10
Page range: 261–266
Abstract views: 30
PDF downloaded: 3

The taxonomic identity of Ophiorrhiza rarior and O. mycetiifolia (Rubiaceae)

College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Department of Botany, Calicut University, Thenhipalam, Malappuram-673 635, Kerala, India
College of Forestry, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
new synonyms Ophiorrhiza Ophiorrhiza amplifolia taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Through field observations, recollections at known sites and research on specimens and relevant literature, Ophiorrhiza rarior and O. mycetiifolia are reduced to the synonyms of O. amplifolia. In addition, lectotype of Ophiorrhiza amplifolia is here designated with detailed description, colour photographs, conservation status and distribution map.