The type specimen of Magnolia odoratissima & (Magnoliaceae) conflicts with the protologue and belongs to the genus Parakmeria Hu & . A new name, Magnolia kwangnanensis & sp. nov., and a new type are designated to accommodate the original description. | Turkish Journal of Botany Turk J Bot (2013) 37: 656-661 © TÜBİTAK doi: Research Article The identity of Magnolia odoratissima (Magnoliaceae) from China 1,2, 1 Shugang CHEN *, Qingwen ZENG Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, PR China 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China 1 Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: The type specimen of Magnolia odoratissima & (Magnoliaceae) conflicts with the protologue and belongs to the genus Parakmeria Hu & . A new name, Magnolia kwangnanensis & sp. nov., and a new type are designated to accommodate the original description. Here we provide new data and a detailed morphological description for this species. Notes are also presented on its habitat, pollen morphology, and conservation status. Key words: Magnolia, Magnoliaceae, taxonomy, new species, China 1. Introduction The name Magnolia odoratissima & (Law & Zhou, 1986; Law, 1996, 2004; Zhang, 2004; Law & Xia, 2006; Cicuzza et al., 2007) is currently in use for a species of Magnoliaceae distributed in Guangnan County, in southeastern Yunnan Province, China. It is endemic to China and has been listed in the Grade II protected plants in the National Key Protected Wild Plants List (approved by the State Council of China, 1999). Chen and Nooteboom (1993) treated it as a synonym of Magnolia championii Benth. In contrast, Xia and Deng (2002) recognised this species in a revision of Magnoliaceae, and excluded the specimen & 123226 (shown to be Magnolia championii), which was collected from Guangdong Province and cited in the protologue. Recently, one study (Nie et al., 2008) suggested that it was closely related to M. coco (Lour.) DC. based on nuclear .
