Liquidambar chinensis, Champ. ex Benth, 1852

Ickert-Bond, Stefanie M. & Wen, Jun, 2013, A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations, PhytoKeys 31, pp. 21-61 : 29

4. Liquidambar chinensis Champ., Kew Journ. Bot. 4: 164, 1852. TYPE. CHINA: Hong Kong, Champion 325 (lectotype here designated: K [H2007/01764!]).

Altingia chinensis (Champ.) Oliver ex Hance, in J. Linn. Soc. 13: 103, 1873.

Altingia chinensis f. pubescens X.H. Song, in J. Nanjing Inst. Forest 4: 49, 1984. TYPE: CHINA: Guizhou: Libo, X.H. Song 1348 (holoype: NFU!).

Note.

No specimen was mentioned in the type description. Champion 325 (K) is the only Champion specimen of Altingia found by us so far. It bears a label with a handwritten identification Liquidambar sp. nov. by Champion (based on comparison with other holotype material described by Champion at K). This specimen is thus designated as the lectotype for Liquidambar chinensis Champ.

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong), Vietnam. Representative specimens examined. CHINA: Guangdong: Kwai Shan, Tsing-lo-kong village, Ho-yuen district., W.T. Tsang 28544 (A); Lin Fa Shan, Sam Hang Shek T’au Village, Hwei-yang District, W.T. Tsang 25942 (A, E); Naam Kwan Shan, Tsengshing District, W.T. Tsang 20218 (E, MO); Poon Yue district, C.O. Levine 3158 (MO); Xinyi Xian, C. Wang 31828 (MO); Guangxi: Chen Pien District, S.P. Ko 56024 (A); Foo Lung, Sup Man Ta Shan, H.Y. Liang 69714 (A); Pingnan Xian, C. Wang 39334 (MO); Shap Man Taai Shan, near Hoh Lung village, SE of Shang-ze, Guangdong border (Shang-ze district), W.T. Tsang 22577 (A); Shap Man Taai Shan, near Iu Shan village, SE of Shang-ze, Guangdong border, Shangze district, W.T. Tsang 22189 (F); She-Feng Dar Shan, S. Nanning, R.-C. Ching 7937 (A); Tong Shan (along Guangdong border), near Sap-luk Po village (Waitsap district), W.T. Tsang 22788 (A); Hong Kong: Aberdeen Rd., H.C. Tang 590 (HK), Y.S. Lau 206 (HK); Jardin Botanique, E. Bodinier 1042 (E); Hong Kong Botanical Garden, S. Ickert-Bond 1274 (F); Lokchong, C.L. Tso 21049 (F); Luk Keng, Shek Pan Tam, P.-S. Choi s.n. (HK); Ma On Shan, K.E. Wong s.n. (HK); Shing Mun Country Park, Shing Mun Arboretum, S. Ickert-Bond 1261 (F); Zhejiang: Feng Yang Mtn., H.-Y. Zou 307 (A), H.-Y. Zou 761 (MO). VIETNAM: Lao Cai: SaPa, A. Petelot 2332 (MO); M. Brillet 19 (P, 2 sheets).