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Polyscias munroi Lowry & G.M Plunkett is published as a replacement name (nomen novum) for the invalid name Polyscias racemosa (C.N. Forbes) Lowry & G.M. Plunkett (Araliaceae), a later homonym of P. racemosa (Drake) R. Vig. [=P. paniculata (D.C.) Baker].
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We are grateful to Alice Tangerini for preparing the color plate, to Kenneth R. Wood and John Obata for allowing us to use their photos of Polyscias munroi, and to David Lorence for his helpful review of the original version of our manuscript.
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Lowry, P.P., Plunkett, G.M. & Wagner, W.L. Polyscias munroi (Araliaceae), a new name for a distinctive Hawaiian endemic. Brittonia (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-024-09773-3
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