Rhaphiolepis cavaleriei (H. Lev .) B.B.Liu & J.Wen, Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10. 2020.

Liu, Bin-Bin, Wang, Yu-Bing, Hong, De-Yuan & Wen, Jun, 2020, A synopsis of the expanded Rhaphiolepis (Maleae, Rosaceae), PhytoKeys 154, pp. 19-55 : 19

6. Rhaphiolepis cavaleriei (H. Lev.) B.B.Liu & J.Wen, Front. Plant Sci. 10-1731: 10. 2020.

≡ Hiptage cavaleriei H. Lév., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 372. 15 March 1912. Type: China. Kouy-Tcheou (Guizhou): Pin-fa, montagne en pente, 20 May 1907, J. Cavalerie 3220 (lectotype, designated by Liu et al. 2020c, pg. 112: E [barcode E00011330]!; isolectotypes: A [barcode 00055347]!, E [barcode E00284669]!, K [barcode K000758387]!, P [barcode P02143258, P02143259]!).

≡ Eriobotrya cavaleriei (H. Lév.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 13: 307. 1932. Type: Based on Hiptage cavaleriei .

≡ Pyrus athenae M.F.Fay & Christenh., Global Fl. 4: 96. 2018. Type: Based on Hiptage cavaleriei .

= Eriobotrya grandiflora Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Pl. Wilson. (Sargent) 1(2): 193. 30 April 1912. Type: China. Western Szech’uan (Sichuan): alt. 1600m, May 1904, E.H. Wilson 3506 (lectotype, designated by Liu et al. 2020c, pg. 107: A [barcode 00026472]!; isolectotypes: A [barcode 00026473]!, BM [barcode BM000602187]!, HBG [barcode HBG511040]!, K [barcode K000758386]!, P [barcode P02143267]!).

≡ Eriobotrya deflexa (Hemsl.) Nakai var. grandiflora (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Nakai, J. Arnold Arbor. 5(2): 72. 1924. Type: Based on Eriobotrya grandiflora .

= Eriobotrya brackloi Hand.-Mazz., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 102. 1922. Type: China. Kwangtung (Guangdong): In silva ad austro-occid. jugi Tsatmukngao prope oppidum Lienping ad bor.-or. urbis Kanton sita ad rivos, 800 m, substr. crystallino, 15, 27 July 1920, R.E. Mell 659 (lectotype, designated by Liu et al. 2020c, pg. 104: WU [barcode WU0059394]!; isolectotype: A [barcode 00026469]!).

≡ Eriobotrya cavaleriei (H. Lev.) Rehder var. brackloi (Hand.-Mazz.) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 13(3): 308. 1932. Type: Based on Eriobotrya brackloi .

= Eriobotrya brackloi Hand.-Mazz. var. atrichophylla Hand.-Mazz., Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 59: 103. 1922. Type: China. Hunan: austro-occ.: In monte Yün-scha prope urbem Wukang, in silva elata frondosa umbrosa. alt. 950 m, 6 June 1918, H.F. von Handel-Mazzetti 12032 (lectotype, designated by Liu et al. 2020c, pg. 104: WU [barcode WU0059395]!; isolectotype: A [barcode 00026471]!).

Distribution.

China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Sichuan) and North Vietnam ( Hòa Bình and Lao Cai).