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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2004, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 18-19.

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A taxonomic revision of Rinorea and Scyphellandra(Violaceae)

XING Fu-Wu, QIN Xin-Sheng   

  1. South China Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650
  • Received:2003-06-17 Online:2004-03-15 Published:2016-06-14

Abstract: Some taxonomical revision of Rinorea and Scyphellandra (Violaceae)are treated, mainly based on examining specimens in the Herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Herbarium of South China Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences(IBSC)by the author in 2000.Scyphellandra pierrei H. de Boiss.is a new synonym of Scyphellandra virgata Thw., and Rinorea longiraumosa (Kurz.)Craib is a new synonym of R.sessilis (Lour.)O.Ktze.The specimens cited from the Herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are noted behind them, and the others are preserved in IBSC.

Key words: China, Violaceae, Rinorea, Scyphellandra, taxonomic revision