Plant name help result

[Murray Fletcher]

Thank you to all the respondents concerning "Notho regia" from Sri
Lanka. My first thought was something like Nothofagus regia, if such a
plant existed. This was prompted because the label clearly has the host
written as two words and, although handwritten, it is quite legible. It
would seem however that there is no such thing as Nothofagus regia or
any other Notho* regia. Most replies suggested Nothopegia, a member of
the Anacardiaceae. The specimen was probably swapped by Froggatt and his
label created following his interpretation of somebody else's notes or a

letter - hence the presumed misspelling on the label. I will assume that

Nothopegia is most likely (although not certainly) correct and thank
again all the respondents.

Murray Fletcher

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Dr Murray J. Fletcher
Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit
NSW Agriculture - OAI
Forest Road
ORANGE NSW 2800
Australia

Phone: 61-(0)2-63913943
Fax: 61-(0)2-63913899
Email: murray.fletcher at agric.nsw.gov.au

ASCU Website: http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu

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Dr Murray J. Fletcher
Agricultural Scientific Collections Unit
NSW Agriculture - OAI
Forest Road
ORANGE NSW 2800
Australia

Phone: 61-(0)2-63913943
Fax: 61-(0)2-63913899
Email: murray.fletcher at agric.nsw.gov.au

ASCU Website: http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/Hort/ascu

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