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Elatostema scaposum sp. nov. (Urticaceae) from Guizhou, China
Author(s) -
Yang ZhiRong,
Duan LinDong,
Lin Qi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2010.00662.x
Subject(s) - urticaceae , biology , botany , inflorescence , china , sect , taxonomy (biology) , geography , archaeology
Elatostema scaposum Q. Lin & L. D. Duan (Urticaceae: Elatostema sect. Pellionioides W. T. Wang), a new species from Libo County, Guizhou Province, China, is described and illustrated. This species was found growing at the base of a large limestone chamber at an altitude of ca 800 m a.s.l., and differs from all other species in Elatostema sect. Pellionioides W. T. Wang by scapiform male inflorescences (axillary in other species of Elatostema sect. Pellionioides ).