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Issue: Vol. 773 No. 3: 9 Sept. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-09-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.8
Page range: 296-300
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Heptapleurum griffithii is the correct name for Heptapleurum elatum (Buch.-Ham.) C.B.Clarke (Araliaceae)

State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops; South China Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Guangzhou; Guangdong 510650; People’s Republic of China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China; Guangzhou; 510650; China
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Deng, Y. (2026) Heptapleurum griffithii is the correct name for Heptapleurum elatum (Buch.-Ham.) C.B.Clarke (Araliaceae). Phytotaxa 773 (3): 296–300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.773.3.8