Taxonomic notes on <i>Neocinnamomum</i> (Lauraceae): a new combination and a new species from southwestern China.

ABSTRACT: Here, Neocinnamomum macrocarpum (Wen B. Xu & B.S. Xia) Bing Liu, Wei L. Lin & Wen B. Xu and Neocinnamomum citratum C.Y. Deng, Bing Liu & Wei L. Lin from southwestern China are described as a new combination and a new species, respectively. The new species, N. citratum, differs from all other species of Neocinnamomum by the strong lemon fragrance of its branches, leaves, and bark. It is closely related to N. lecomtei but is distinguished by the sparsely white sericeous leaf blade on the abaxial surface when young (vs. densely rusty pubescent on both surfaces when young and abaxially when mature) and by oblate to globose fruits (vs. ellipsoid fruits in the latter species). The new combination, N. macrocarpum, is similar to N. caudatum in havin

SUBMITTER: Lin WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12831112 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature