Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) Dietr. var. papillosa Fang et Soong was reduced as a new synonym of H. japonica (Thunb.) Dietr. var. hypoleuca Hemsl. ex Rehd. Helwingia zhejiangensis Fang et Soong was combined into H. japonica (Thunb.) Dietr. and renamed H. japonica (Thunb.) Dietr. var. zhejiangensis (Fang et Soong) M. B. Deng et Y. Zhang.
Based on field survey and specimen checking, Pimpinella smithii Wolff, Pimpinella fargesii de Boiss., Ligusticum acuminatum Franch., Ligusticum ajanense (Regel) K.-Pol. and Heracleum tiliifolium Wolff are reported as new records for Anhui Province in China. The general habitats and geographical distributions of these species are also analysed.
