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The name Hoya burmanica Rolfe is lectotypified choosing the only specimen seen by Rolfe that could be traced in herbaria. In addition, an extended description and an illustration from recently collected living material are provided, the distribution area is amended and differences with related species are clarified.
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This study is part of an ongoing research project on the systematics of Hoya. Financial support has been received from the National Parks Board Singapore, Synthesys programme, grants no. GB-TAF-5657, NL-TAF-676 and DE-TAF-675 (to MR) and Helge Ax:son Johnsons Stiftelse (to NSJ). We would like to thank the curators of the following herbaria: A, B, BM, BRUN, E, FI, HBG, K, L, M, P, RAF, SAN, SING, SNP and TO, for help with material and for providing high quality images of herbarium specimens, A. Kastberg and S. Liede for providing valuable information, and two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the manuscript.
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Rodda, M., Simonsson Juhonewe, N. Taxonomic notes on the long-lost Hoya burmanica (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) from Myanmar. Kew Bull 67, 565–570 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9377-1
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