Lectotypification of the name Melastoma candidum f. albiflorum and its taxonomic status

Xinjian Zhang; Jin-Hong Dai; Xiaozhou Liu; Zihua Li; Shiou Yih Lee; Renchao Zhou; Guangwen Tan

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.146.49929

Lectotypification of the name Melastoma candidum f. albiflorum and its taxonomic status

PhytoKeys. 2020 May 8:146:47-52. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.146.49929. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Xinjian Zhang¹, Jin-Hong Dai², Xiaozhou Liu¹, Zihua Li¹, Shiou Yih Lee², Renchao Zhou², Guangwen Tan¹

Affiliations

¹ Pubang Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd, Guangzhou 510600, China Pubang Landscape Architecture Co., Ltd Canton China.
² State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou China.

Abstract

A nomenclatural and taxonomic treatment of the name Melastoma candidum f. albiflorum (Melastomataceae) is presented. A lectotype is designated for this name, with an updated morphological description based on fresh material. The name Melastoma candidum f. albiflorum is proposed as a heterotypic synonym of Melastoma candidum.

Keywords: Melastoma; flora of China; synonym; taxonomy.

Xinjian Zhang, Jin-Hong Dai, Xiaozhou Liu, Zihua Li, Shiou Yih Lee, Renchao Zhou, Guangwen Tan.