This paper provides fully important information of A. robusta P. P. Fang & T. P. Soong such as: Description, color photo, type, distribution and morphological comparison with closely species of Aucuba Thunb. in Vietnam. | Trần Đức Bình và Đtg Tạp chí KHOA HỌC & CÔNG NGHỆ 180(04): 53 - 56 Aucuba robusta W. P. Fang & T. P. Soong (Aucubaceae): A NEW RECORD TO THE FLORA OF VIETNAM Tran Duc Binh1, Nguyen Thi Van2, Tran The Bach , Sy Danh Thuong3, Bui Hong Quang1* 1 1 Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources - Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 2 Bacgiang Agriculture and Forestry University, 3TNU - University of Education SUMMARY Aucubaceae is a small family with only one genus (Aucuba), 10 species. This family distributes mainly in Bhutan, China, North India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Vietnam. Among 10 species, there are 7 endemic species in China. In Vietnam, this family has only 1 species - Aucuba japonica Thunb., distribution in Lang Son (Mau Son). During the investigation in Bat Xat, Lao Cai, we found A. robusta P. P. Fang & T. P. Soong. Previously, this species only distributes in Quang Tay Province (China). This is new record for the flora of Vietnam. This paper provides fully important information of A. robusta P. P. Fang & T. P. Soong such as: description, color photo, type, distribution and morphological comparison with closely species of Aucuba Thunb. in Vietnam. Keywords: Aucuba robusta, Aucubaceae, Lao Cai, new record, Vietnam INTRODUCTION* Aucuba Thunb. is a genus of 10 species and commonly distributed in the Bhutan, China, North India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Vietnam. This genus has some main characters such as: trees or shrubs, branches often pubescent when young, glabrous when old; leaves lanceolate to obcordate, pubescent or grabrous, margin serrate, glandular serrate or dentate, rarely entire, leathery or papery; flowers calyx lobes minute, triangular or slightly orbicular; petals free, valvate, purplish red, yellow, or green, oblong or ovate, apex acuminate or caudate; fruit a slightly cylindrical or ovoid [5]. One species and two varieties of Aucuba are distributed in Vietnam: A. japonica Thunb., A. japonica var. maculata Regel and A. japonica .
