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Flora of Singapore precursors. 15. Nomenclatural novelties in Anacardiaceae

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Mangifera caesia Jack is neotypified. The following 14 names are lectotypified: Mangifera oppositifolia Roxb., Campnosperma wallichii King, Coniogeton arborescens Blume, Buchanania lucida Blume, Mangifera gracilipes Hook.f., Mangifera pentandra Hook.f., Melanochyla auriculata Hook.f., Melanochyla bracteata King, Melanochyla kunstleri King, Melanochyla maingayi Hook.f., Melanorrhoea malayana Corner, Melanorrhoea usitata Wall., Melanorrhoea woodsiana Scort. ex King & Gamble and Parishia pubescens Hook.f.

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This work was carried out under the auspices of the “Flora of Singapore” project, which is spearheaded by the Singapore Botanic Gardens under the National Parks Board, Singapore. I thank the National Parks Board CEO, Mr Kenneth Er, and Deputy CEO, Dr C. C. Leong, for their overall support of the flora project, of which this work is a component. I would also like to thank Dr Nigel Taylor, Group Director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Dr David Middleton, Co-ordinating Director, Research & Conservation/Keeper SING for facilitating this research. I am grateful to Dr J. McNeill (E) for his comments on an earlier version of this manuscript. I thank the two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.

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Ganesan, S.K. Flora of Singapore precursors. 15. Nomenclatural novelties in Anacardiaceae. Kew Bull 74, 56 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-019-9850-1

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