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Issue: Vol. 767 No. 1: 16 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-16
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.767.1.5
Page range: 45-53
Abstract views: 48
PDF downloaded: 4

Reinstatement of Meiogyne monogyna (Annonaceae) and a key to the species of Meiogyne in China including a new record

Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation; Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China
Yunnan Maguan Gulinqing Provincial Nature Reserve Administration; Wenshan; Yunnan; 663000; China
The Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Hekou County; Hekou; Yunnan; 661399; China
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation; Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan; 666303; China
Magnoliids Meiogyne virgata morphology synonym taxonomy type Yunnan

Abstract

Meiogyne monogyna (Merr.) Bân was previously treated as conspecific with the widespread M. virgata (Blume) Miq. and was synonymized under the latter. However, based on detailed examinations of herbarium specimens and field observations of living plants, we confirm that M. monogyna is a morphologically distinct species. Consequently, we reinstate its species status and document it as a new record for the flora of China, providing a comprehensive taxonomic description and including it in an updated identification key for all three species of Meiogyne recorded in China.

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How to Cite

Yang, B., Wang, W.-G., Lai, H., Zhang, J.-G., Ping, Y.-M. & Tan, Y.-H. (2026) Reinstatement of Meiogyne monogyna (Annonaceae) and a key to the species of Meiogyne in China including a new record. Phytotaxa 767 (1): 45–53. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.767.1.5