Plant Diversity ›› 1992, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

NOTES ON THE TWO SPECIES OF FAMILY DIPTEROCARPACEAE FOUND IN XISHUANGBANNA

ZHU Hua WANG Hong   

  1. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica
  • Online:1992-02-25 Published:1992-02-25

Abstract: A revision is made to the species of Dipterocarps found in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province. The specific epithet of Parashorea chinensis Wang Hsie is a basonym which is trans-ferred to the new combination Shorea chinensis (Wang Hsie) H. Zhu. While the Vatica xishuangbannaensis G.D.Tao et J. H. Zhang is a synonym of Vatica guangxiensis X. L. Mo. In addition, their relative affinities of these two taxa are discussed.

Key words: Shorea chinensis