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Issue: Vol. 632 No. 1: 27 Dec. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-12-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.632.1.7
Page range: 78-86
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 6

Machilus velutinoides—a new synonym of M. platycarpus (Lauraceae)

Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Beijing Normal University; Beijing 100875; China
Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering; Ministry of Education; College of Life Sciences; Beijing Normal University; Beijing 100875; China
Machilus platycarpus Machilus velutinoides Machilus velutinus synonym taxonomy Magnoliids

Abstract

Based on the study of protologues, herbarium specimens, and fieldwork, the authors found that Machilus velutinoides and M. platycarpus are conspecific. According to the rule of Article 11.4 of the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi, and Plants (Shenzhen Code), the authors place the former as a synonym of the latter. A table comparing M. platycarpus, M. velutinoides, and M. velutinus is also provided.

 

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