Abstract:

When the genus  Yinshania Ma et Y.  Z. Zhao  was published,  it had

only a single species, Y. albiflora Ma et Y.  Z.  Zhao which was indicated as the

type of the genus (Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1979).  Y. Z. Zhao 155.  was indicated as

the type specimen of Y.  albiflora. It is adequate to cite Y. albiflora Ma et Y.  Z.

Zhao as the type of genus Yinshania Ma et Y. Z. Zhao. In a revision (Acta Phyto-

tax.  Sin.  25(3): 204-219, 1987) Y.  H. Zhang made  a combintion,  Yinshania

acutangula (O. E. Schulz) Y.  H. Zhang (=Cochlearia acutangula O. E. Schulz)

and reduced Yinshania albiflora Ma et Y. Z. Zhao as a variety of Y. acutangula,i.

e. Y. acutangula var. albiflora (Ma et Y. Z. Zhao) Y. H. Zhang. She is uncorrect,

however, when she cited Y.  acutangula (O. E. Schulz) Y. H .  Zhang as the type

of the genus Yinshania Ma et Y. Z. Zhao. It should be cited as follows:

Yinshania Ma et Y. Z. Zhao

     Typus generis: Yinshania albiflora Ma et Y. Z. Zhao (=Yinshania acutangula

(O. E. Schulz) Y. H. Zhang var. albiflora (Ma et Y. Z. Zhao) Y. H. Zhang)

Key words: Yinshania, type