Chionanthus microbotrys (Kerr) Green (1996: 768)

Quang, Bui Hong & Nuraliev, Maxim S., 2021, The genus Chionanthus (Oleaceae) in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, Phytotaxa 525 (3), pp. 167-195 : 178

7. Chionanthus microbotrys (Kerr) Green (1996: 768) . ≡ Linociera microbotrys Kerr (1938: 130 , as “ microbotrya ”).

TYPE: — THAILAND. Saraburi: Muak Lek, evergreen scrub, ca. 200 m, flowers whitish, 30 August 1924, A.F.G. Kerr 9060 (lectotype, designated by Green [1996: 768]: K: K000978789 photo!; isolectotypes: BK; BM: BM000997615 photo!; P: P00640645 photo!). ( Fig. 4 )

Images of lectotype and isolectotypes available at

http://apps.kew.org/herbcat/getImage.do?imageBarcode=K000978789

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4d108c89-5738-4707-99c9-d23b9fc355ff

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/p/p00640645

Literature: — Green (2000b: 283, Fig. 15), Newman et al. (2007: 248), Cho et al. (2016: 141), Jin et al. (2016: 160).

Etymology: —The specific epithet “ microbotrys ” apparently refers to short inflorescences of this species, a characteristic indicated by Kerr (1938) as a distinctive one from C. ramiflorus .

Figures

FIGURE 4. Chionanthus microbotrys. A, B. Branches with flowers. C, D. Portions of inflorescence. E. Terminal portion of inflorescence bearing three flowers. F. Flower, frong view. G. Longitudinally opened flower showing gynoecium. H. Longitudinally dissected corolla, abaxial view. Bui, Binh VN-RU 39 and Bui 307. Photos by H.Q. Bui, correction and design by M. Nuraliev.