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Bupleurum shanianum sp. nov. (Apiaceae) from China
Author(s) -
Ma XiangGuang,
He XingJin
Publication year - 2015
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/njb.00520
Subject(s) - apiaceae , bupleurum , biology , bract , botany , umbel , inflorescence , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine , cultivar
Bupleurum shanianum X. G. Ma & X. J. He, previously recognized in China as B. gracillimum , is proposed here as a new species. This new species and B. gracillimum differ in many morphological characters (flowering stem position, bract size, number of flowers per umbellule) and have non‐overlapping distribution ranges. Bupleurum shanianum is most similar to B. yunnanense Franch., but the new species has shorter cauline leaves, and umbellules usually with 4 bracteoles and 3–6(–9) flowers. Bupleurum shanianum is known from eastern Himalayas to western Sichuan.