First record of the genus Camptotheca (Nyssaceae) in Vietnam and the lectotypification of C. acuminata
As a primary source of anticancer camptothecin, Camptotheca (Nyssaceae) is an economically valuable genus and has long been recorded as endemic to China. Here, Camptotheca is reported as a new record to the flora of Vietnam with the discovery of a wild population of C. acuminata from Lai Chau Provin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2023-11-01
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| Series: | PhytoKeys |
| Online Access: | https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/113267/download/pdf/ |
| Summary: | As a primary source of anticancer camptothecin, Camptotheca (Nyssaceae) is an economically valuable genus and has long been recorded as endemic to China. Here, Camptotheca is reported as a new record to the flora of Vietnam with the discovery of a wild population of C. acuminata from Lai Chau Province of northern Vietnam. Based on the consultation of relevant literature and type specimens of C. acuminata, a lectotype of the species is designated. Photographic illustrations, morphological description and a distribution map of C. acuminata is provided, and a key to all known species of Nyssaceae in Vietnam is presented, too. |
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| ISSN: | 1314-2003 |