A new name and seventeen new combinations in the Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) of China and Vietnam

Abstract

BackgroundA new name is proposed and seventeen new combinations are made as a result of the previous reduction of the remaining genera of subfamily Magnolioideae (Magnoliaceae) into the genus Magnolia.ResultsThe replacement name Magnolia fansipanensis is proposed for Manglietia crassifolia Q. N. Vu et al., since its transfer to Magnolia would create an illegitimate later homonym of the fossil name M. crassifolia Göpp. A further 17 new combinations are made to transfer the following taxa to Magnolia: Manglietia guangzhouensis A. Q. Dong et al., M. kaifui Q. W. Zeng & X. M. Hu, M. lawii N. H. Xia & W. F. Liao, plus Michelia concinna H. Jiang & E. D. Liu, M. jianfenglingensis G. A. Fu & K. Pan, M. viridipetala Y. W. Law et al., M. wuzhishangensis G. A. Fu & K. Pan, M. xianianhei Q. N. Vu and Yulania carnosa D. L. Fu & D. L. Zhang, Y. cuneatofolia T. B. Chao (probably Zhao) et al., Y. dabieshanensis T. B. Zhao et al., Y. dimorpha T. B. Zhao & Z. X. Chen, Y. fragarigynandria T. B. Zhao et al., Y. shirenshanensis D. L. Fu & T. B. Zhao, Y. shizhenii D. L. Fu & F. W. Li, Y. verrucata D. L. Fu et al. and Y. xinyangensis T. B. Zhao et al.ConclusionsThe transfer of the above taxa to Magnolia is necessary following the present almost universal recognition of Magnolioideae as one of two monogeneric subfamilies within Magnoliaceae.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1999-3110-54-53) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Twenty-six additional new combinations in the Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) of China and Vietnam

“…The transfer of the above twenty-six taxa to Magnolia is necessary following the present near universal acceptance by the scientific community and horticultural industry that the Magnolioideae is one of two monogeneric subfamilies within Magnoliaceae and the fact that the majority of resulting new combinations and names arising from the relegation of Manglietia and Michelia into Magnolia have previously been made by various authors such as Figlar (2000) for the majority of the Michelia species, with Sima (2001) transferring some additional Michelia species, Kumar (2006) transferring the majority of Manglieta species, Nooteboom transferring a number of species from both the previous genera plus Yulania in Flora of China Vol. 7 (Xia et al 2008: 49-50) and most recently Callaghan and Png (2013) transferring species from these three genera that were mainly described and named subsequent to the publication of Flora of China.…”