Abstract
“Eriobotrya prinoides Rehd. et Wils. var. daduheensis H. Z. Zhang” was not validly published by Zhang et al. because there was no Latin diagnosis or description and no specimen was indicated as type. Recent studies showed that it was a hybrid between Eriobotrya japonica and E. prinoides. “Eriobotrya × daduheensis (H. Z. Zhang) B.Tang” was proposed, but it was a nomen nudum. Eriobotrya × daduheensis H. Z. Zhang ex W. B. Liao, Q. Fan et M. Y. Ding is validated by giving a full description and designating the type specimens in this paper.
Highlights
The genus Eriobotrya Lindley (1822: 96, 102), a small genus of subtribe Malinae consisting of 15–20 species, is distributed in Himalaya, eastern Asia and western Malesia (Vidal 1965; Mabberley 2008)
Zhang was published by Zhang et al (Zhang et al 1990), accompanied only by a Chinese diagnosis, without any Latin diagnosis or description, which was in violation of Article 39.1 of the ICBN (McNeill et al 2012)
Five collections were simultaneously listed in the original reference: Anonymous 85018, 85019, 85020, 85022, and 85023, but none of them was indicated as the type, in conflict with Article 40.1 of the ICBN
Summary
The genus Eriobotrya Lindley (1822: 96, 102), a small genus of subtribe Malinae (formerly the Pyrinae or Maloideae, Rosaceae) consisting of 15–20 species, is distributed in Himalaya, eastern Asia and western Malesia (Vidal 1965; Mabberley 2008). Eriobotrya japonica (Thunberg) Lindley (1822: 102), commonly known as loquat, is an important fruit tree cultivated throughout southeastern Asia and south Europe (Gu & Spongberg 2003, Vilanova et al 2001). There are only five Eriobotrya taxa flowering in autumn and winter (from October to February) in China, including E. japonica, E. prinoides Rehder et E. Daduheensis is distributed in Hanyuan county and Shimian county of Sichuan.
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