title: On the identity of Blanco's Cissus frutescens and its correct name in Melicope (Rutaceae) with neotypification of Cissus arborea Blanco.
abstract: The names Cissus frutescens and Cissus arborea have a long history of confusion. Cissus frutescens Blanco belongs to the genus Melicope (Rutaceae) and we herein correct a nomenclatural mistake made by T.G. Hartley in the revision of Melicope. The name Melicope confusa (Merr.) P.S. Liu was accepted for this taxon by Hartley. However, Cissus frutescens Blanco represents the earliest name for this entity and a new combination, Melicope frutescens (Blanco) Appelhans & J.Wen is herein proposed. Neotypification of Cissus arborea Blanco is also provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Systematic Botany, Albrecht-von-Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA.
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Appelhans
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wen
keywords: Blanco; Cissus; Melicope confusa; Melicope frutescens; Nomenclature; Philippines; Rutaceae; Vitaceae