Due to the erroneous and not correctible citation of the basionym, the combination of Leptopetalum paniculatum (L.) S.H.Chen & M.J.Wu in 2019 was invalid. In order to be validly published, the correct publication source of basionym is provided.
Chen, S.-H. and Wu, M.-J. 2019. A taxonomic revision of the genus Leptopetalum (Rubiaceae) from Taiwan. Journal of the National Taiwan Museum, 72(1~4): 35—53.
Neupane, S., Dessein, S., Wikström, N., Lewis, P.O., Long, C., Bremer, B. and Motley, T.J. 2015. The Hedyotis-Oldenlandia (Rubiaceae: Spermacoceae) in Asia and the Pacific: Phylogeny revisited with new generic delimitations. Taxon, 64(2): 299—322.