Abstract
The names Glochidionanamiticum (Kuntze) Kuntze ex Merrill and G.annamense Beille were previously reduced to synonyms of G.eriocarpum Champ. ex Benth. However, literature examination and morphological comparison suggest that G.annamense is conspecific with G.anamiticum and the species can be readily distinguished from G.eriocarpum by its styles connate into a long cylindric column and up to 3 mm long, ovaries usually 3-locular, stigma usually 3-lobed, capsules pubescent and usually 6-grooved, persistent styles 3‒4 mm long. Thus, the specific status of G.anamiticum is here reinstated and G. annamense is treated as its synonym.
Highlights
The species Glochidion anamiticum (Kuntze) Kuntze ex Merrill was originally described by Kuntze (1891) in the genus Diasperus L. ex Kuntze based on one collection
Kuntze 3798) from Vietnam and Glochidion annamense Beill was described by Beille (1927) based on five collections
In our comprehensive taxonomic studies of Glochidion, we found that G. anamiticum and G. annamense represent the same species, but this species is clearly different from G. eriocarpum in morphology
Summary
L. (including Breynia, Glochidion, Phyllanthodendron and Sauropus) as a super-genus that includes over 1,200 species (Hoffmann et al 2006). The species Glochidion anamiticum (Kuntze) Kuntze ex Merrill was originally described by Kuntze (1891) in the genus Diasperus L. ex Kuntze based on one collection Kuntze 3798) from Vietnam and Glochidion annamense Beill was described by Beille (1927) based on five collections
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