title: The identity ofCallicarpa minutifloraY. Y. Qian (Lamiaceae) and taxonomic synonym ofC. longifoliaLamarck.
abstract: Although the specific epithet ofCallicarpa minutifloraY. Y. Qian has been revised for many times, during the study of the genusCallicarpa, we find thatCallicarpa minutifloraY. Y. Qian is identical toCallicarpa longifoliaLamarck by a series of morphologic characters. In order to avoid more confusion, hereCallicarpa minutifloraY. Y. Qian is reduced as a synonym ofCallicarpa longifoliaLamarck.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural College, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004,China.
authors.forename: Zhonghui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Guangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanning, Guangxi, 530007, China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Su
keywords: Callicarpa longifolia; Callicarpa minutiflora; Lamiaceae