Abstract:Magnolia nitida var. robusta B. L. Chen & Nooteboom is elevated to species rank and transferred to the genus Parakmeria Hu & W. C. Cheng as Parakmeria robusta (B. L. Chen & Nooteboom) Q. N. Vu & N. H. Xia. It differs from P. nitida (W. W. Smith) Y. W. Law by having larger leaves, longer petioles, gynoecium hidden by the androecium (vs. exceeding from the androecium), flowers bisexual and male (vs. bisexual), tepals cream white (vs. yellow), and connective appendage ca. 0.3-0.5 mm (vs. 3-3.5 mm).