New Materials of Eriocaulon L. from China

Ma Wei-Liang

Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1991-07-10 Published:1991-07-10
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Abstract:

This paper consists of a part of pertinent data obtained through a critical study of

Eriocaulaceae from China. Included in it are three new series: Leiantha, Robustiora and

Mangshanensia; seven new species: Eriocaulon acutibracteatum, E. angustulum, E. bilobatum,

E. leianthum, E. sclerophyllum, E. glabri-petalum and E. mangshanense; five new varieties:

E. rockianum var. latifolium, E. merrillii var. longibracteatum, E. sikokianum var. Linanense,

E. alpestre var. sichanense and E. nantoense var. micropetalum; two new combinations:

E. yaoshanense var. brevicalyx; E. nantoense var. parviceps; three new records in China:

E. brownianum, E.brownianum var.nilagirense, E. zollingerianum; five: E. henryanum, E.pullum,

E. yaoshanense, E. taishanense and E.faberi. In addition, fifteen taxon names are newly re-

duced to synonyms: E. yunnanense=E. brownianum; E. longifolium, E. sexangulare

var. longifolium, E. sinii, E. kwangtungense and E. willdinovianum = E. sexangulare; E. setaceum

var. capillus-naiadis= E. setaceum; E. filifolium = E. yaoshanense; E. suishaense, E. merrillii

var. suishaense=E.merrillii; E. kengii=E.sikokianum; E. whangii=E.buergerianum;

E. nipponicum, E. decemflorum var. nipponicum= E. decemflorum and E. nantoense var.

trisectum = E. nantoense var.parviceps.

Key words: Eriocaulon, Ser. Leiantha, Ser. Robustiora, Ser. Mangshanensia

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