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.
Highlights
A 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
The authors of a number of new magnoliaceous taxa from China and Vietnam described in recent years have followed the treatment of Magnoliaceae in the Flora of China (Xia et al 2008), where Manglietia and Michelia are retained and Yulania is reinstated as segregate genera in subfamily Magnolioideae
For the most comprehensive accounts of past changes leading to almost universal acceptance of the family Magnoliaceae as consisting of two subfamilies, Liriodendroideae represented only by Liriodendron, and the monogeneric Magnolioideae comprising all its former genera, including Michelia and Manglietia, under Magnolia, the reader is referred to the historical records provided by Richard (Dick) Figlar, the former president of Magnolia Society International, that have appeared in various publications since the first International Symposium on Family Magnoliaceae (Figlar 2000 and Figlar 2006, Figlar 2009, Figlar 2012)
Summary
The 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. W. Law et al, M. wuzhishangensis G. B. Chao (probably Zhao) et al, Y. dabieshanensis T. B. Zhao et al, Y. shirenshanensis D.
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