J Syst Evol ›› 2007, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 359-362.DOI: 10.1360/aps06150

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The identity of Aleuritopteris veitchii and A. duclouxii var. sulphurea in Sinopteridaceae

1 2ZHANG Gang-Min, 3YANG Wen-Li, 2ZHANG Xian-Chun*   

  1. 1 (College of Biology, Beijng Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China)

    2 (Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China)

    3 (Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China)
    zhangxc@ibcas.ac.cn
  • Received:2006-09-20 Published:2007-05-18

Abstract: The type specimens of Aleuritopteris veitchii (Christ) Ching, A. duclouxii (Christ) Ching var. sulphurea Ching, and A. cremea Ching ex S. K. Wu were carefully examined. The lectotype of A. veitchii was designated based on the original description. A. cremea was identical to the above species and thus reduced to a synonym of it. It is characterized by concolorous, linear-lanceolate rhizome scales and finely dissected fronds with sulphur-yellow farina. A. duclouxii var. sulphurea, whose rhizome scales are distinctly bicolorous, can be easily distinguished from A. veitchii. The name of the above variety is reinstated.

Key words: Aleuritopteris, lectotype, new synonymy, Aleuritopteris veitchii, Aleuritopteris duclouxii var. sulphurea