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A revision of the Miliusa (Annonaceae) from China

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  • 1. School of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
  • 2. School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

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Based on extensive fieldwork, herbarium and literature studies, and molecular phylogenetic analyses, we present a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Miliusa in China. Ten species are recognized, with the following major taxonomic changes: Miliusa tenuistipitata is reduced to synonymy with M. dioeca; two new species, M. aurilaveoides X.L.Hou & Z.Y.Shi, sp. nov. and M. xiaoboi X.L.Hou & Z.Y.Shi, sp. nov., are described; M. sinensis is reinstated as distinct from M. balansae; and the treatment of M. cuneata and M. velutina in the "Flora of China" is revised. An identification key and photographs of living plants are provided.

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