@article{Thanh_Luu_Moi_2012, title={A taxonomic revision of Mallotus Lour. section Mallotus (Muell. Arg.) Thin (Euphorbiaceae) in Vietnam}, volume={32}, url={https://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjbio/article/view/650}, DOI={10.15625/0866-7160/v32n1.650}, abstractNote={<em>Mallotus</em> Lour. is a genus of shrubs, trees and climbers, with c. 150 species. The genus occurs mainly in (sub) tropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific, with only a few species in tropical Africa and Madagascar. Section <em>Mallotus</em> is one of six sections of genus <em>Mallotus</em> in Vietnam. A revision of <em>Mallotus</em> section <em>Mallotus</em> in Vietnam is given. There are seven species of this section occur in Vietnam: <em>M. paniculatus, M. japonicus, M. apelta, M. metcalfianus, M. mollissimus, M. barbatus, M. macrostachyus</em>. A new identification key to the species is provied. In this paper, 2 new varieties of <em>M. paniculatus</em>: <em>Mallotus</em> <em>paniculatus</em> var. <em>paniculatus, Mallotus paniculatus </em>var.<em> formosamus</em>, 3 new varieties of <em>M. barbatus</em>: <em>Mallotus</em> <em>barbatus</em> var. <em>barbatus, Mallotus barbatus</em> var. <em>croizatianus,</em> <em>Mallotus</em> <em>barbatus</em> var. <em>pedicellaris</em> and 2 new varieties of <em>M. apelta: Mallotus apelta</em> var. <em>apelta</em><strong>, </strong><em>Mallotus apelta</em> var. <em>kwangsiensis </em>are all described with the distribution and key to identify the varieties.}, number={1}, journal={Academia Journal of Biology}, author={Thanh, Nguyen Thi Kim and Luu, Dinh Thi and Moi, La Dinh}, year={2012}, month={May}, pages={36–40} }