J Syst Evol ›› 2007, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 857-861.DOI: 10.1360/aps06176

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A new status and typification of six names in Syringa (Oleaceae)

1 2 3CHEN Jin-Yong, 2ZHANG Zuo-Shuang, 1HONG De-Yuan*   

  1. 1(State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China)

    2(Beijing Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China)

    3(Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
    hongdy@ibcas.ac.cn
  • Received:2006-11-08 Published:2007-11-18

Abstract: A new status and a new synonym in the genus Syringa are proposed based on population sampling, examination of herbarium specimens, character analysis and multivariate analysis. Syringa wolfii C. K. Schneid. is here treated as S. villosa ssp. wolfii rather than S. reflexa ssp. wolfii, and its lectotype is designated here. Also designated are the lectotypes of five synonyms: S. bretschneiderii, S. emodi var. rosea, S. villosa var. hirsuta, S. formosissima, and S. robusta.

Key words: Syringa, Syringa villosa ssp. wolfii, new status, new synonymy, typification