Typification of 23 names in Eriobotrya (Maleae, Rosaceae)

As part of a comprehensive systematic study on the genusEriobotryaand its close relatives from the E & SE Asia, new typifications of 23 names are presented here, along with some nomenclatural notes of the names involved. We lectotypified 22 names including accepted names and synonyms. They are:E. acuminatissima, E. bengalensis var. angustifolia; E. bengalensis f. intermedia,E. brackloi, E. brackloi var. atrichophylla, E. elliptica var. petelotii, E. fragrans var. furfuracea,E. glabrescens,E. grandiflora,E. henryi,E. oblongifolia,E. petiolata,E. platyphylla,E. poilanei,E. prinoides, E. prinoides var. laotica,E. salwinensis,E. serrata,E. stipularis,Hiptage cavaleriei,Photinia longifolia,Symplocos seguinii. One neotype ofPhotinia dubiawas also proposed in this study, andE. pseudoraphiolepisandMespilus cuilawere identified as superfluous names. In addition, we also summarized the typification of 18 names for taxonomic reference:E. angustissima,E. balgooyi,E. condaoensis,E. × daduheensis,E. elliptica,E. fulvicoma,E. fragrans, E. glabrescens var. victoriensis,E. hookeriana,E. latifolia,E. obovata,E. malipoensis,E. merguiensis,E. tengyuehensis,E. wardii,Mespilus bengalensis,Photinia deflexa, andM. japonica.