A new synonym of Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) from Vietnam
Based on examination of type specimens and original literature, it has been determined that <i>Mussaenda recurvata</i> Naiki, Tagane & Yahara and <i>Mussaenda reflexisepala</i> Tao Chen & Duy are conspecific. Therefore, <i>M. reflexisepala</i> is hereby treated as a synonym of <i>M. recurvata</i>. A new Chinese name is proposed for <i>M. recurvata</i>: Juǎn è Yù yè Jīn huā.
Authors
- Tingting Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-9967)
- Khang Sinh Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5171-4140)
- Văn Sơn Đặng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-4141)
- Tieyao Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7385-008X)
- W Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5895-6447)
Institutions
- South China Botanical Garden (CN)
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
- Guangdong Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PhytoKeys
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.266.165871
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China