Taxonomic note of Parnassia (Celastraceae) in China: the identity of P. wightiana Author Wang, Yi-Ping Jiangxi Gannan Arboretum, Ganzhou 341212, P. R. China Author Chen, Shan Author Shu, Yu-Min China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, P. R. China Author Li, Bo Author Wu, Ding text Phytotaxa 2018 2018-11-09 375 1 130 134 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.375.1.10 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.375.1.10 1179-3163 13727923 Parnassia wightiana Wallich (1831: 131) ex Wight & Arnott (1834: 35) . Figs. 1 , 2 Type:— INDIA . No specific locality, R . Wight 116 [ lectotype ( Shu et al. 2017 ): K 000739468! isolectotypes : E 00174108!, E 00174109!, E 00174110!, GZU 000100142, K 000739466! P 00709377!]. Parnassia chengkouensis Ku (1987: 49) , syn. nov. TYPE :— CHINA . Chongqing Municipality , Chengkou County , 625 m , 28 September 1958 , T . L . Tai 103179 ( holotype : PE01896062 !; isotypes : PE01896063 !, PE00865833 !, PE00866754 !, NAS00071092 !, NAS00071091 !, NAS00071090 !, NAS00071089 !, SZ00179991 ) . Parnassia dilatata Handel-Mazztti (1932: 135) , syn. nov. TYPE :— CHINA . Guizhou Province , Anlong County , Nan-kan , Chenfeng , 15 October 1930 , Y . Tsiang 4506 ( holotype : not located; isotypes : PE00866077 !, NAS00071099 !, NAS00071100 !, IBSC0145366 ) Parnassia longshengensis Ku (1987: 54) . TYPE :— CHINA . Guangxi Province , Longsheng County , 14 October 1955 , Guang-Fu-Lin Exped. 01057 ( holotype : PE01896069 !; isotypes : PE00866173 !, PE00866174 !, IBK00190402 !) . Parnassia simaoensis Qian (1997: 305) . TYPE :— CHINA . Yunnan Province , Simao City , 1400 m , 21 October 1987 , Y . Y . Qian 1461 ( holotype : NEFI n.v. ; isotype : KUN1216621 !) Parnassia wightiana var. brachyloba Franchet (1897: 259) . TYPE :— CHINA . Chongqing City , Chengkou County , Touan-tchen , Ta-lin-hien, 2500 m , 8 August 1896 , Farges 1375 [ lectotype ( Shu et al. 2017 ): P00709371 !; isolectotypes : P00709372 !, P00709373 !, P05556418 !, KUN1230259 !] Parnassia wightiana var. flavida Franchet (1897: 259) . TYPE :— CHINA . Chongqing City, Chengkou County, Touan-tchen, Ta-lin-hien, August 1896 , Farges s.n. [ lectotype ( Shu et al. 2017 ): P 06392732!] Parnassia yiliangensis Ku (1987: 48) . TYPE :— CHINA . Yunnan Province , Yiliang County , 1850 m , 13 September 1972 , Orientaliboreali-yunnan Exped. 597 ( holotype : PE01863976 !; isotype : KUN0437594 !)