Typification and a new synonym of Beilschmiedia wightii (Lauraceae)

Tapas Chakrabarty; Anand Kumar; Partha Ghoshal

doi:10.14719/tcb.2894

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Tapas Chakrabarty Botanical Survey of India, Botanical Garden Lane, Howrah – 711 103, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-0946
Anand Kumar Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 103, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8364-3989
Partha Pratim Ghoshal Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah – 711 103, West Bengal, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-1926

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https://doi.org/10.14719/tcb.2894

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Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia, taxonomy, typification, extended distribution, India, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Beilschmiedia zeylanica (Thwaites) Trimen is combined with B. wightii (Nees) Benth. ex Hook.f. A lectotype is designated for Dehaasia wightii Nees, the basionym of B. wightii. The present research was carried out during the course of revision of the family Lauraceae under the Flora of India Project, currently under preparation in Botanical Survey of India.

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Typification and a new synonym of Beilschmiedia wightii (Lauraceae)

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