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Mussaenda yunnanensis sp. nov. (Rubiaceae), a new functionally dioecious species from Yunnan, China
Author(s) -
Duan Tingting,
Qian Xin,
Deng Xiaofang,
Zhang Dianxiang
Publication year - 2019
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.02523
Subject(s) - rubiaceae , biology , inflorescence , botany , dioecy , key (lock) , china , heterostyly , ecology , stamen , pollen , political science , law
Mussaenda yunnanensis , a new dioecious species of Rubiaceae from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. The new species can be recognized by its slender stem, congested‐cymose inflorescences and long corolla tubes. Differences between M. yunnanensis and two morphologically similar species ( M. pubescens and M. antiloga ) are presented. We also provide a key to all dioecious species of Mussaenda in China. The delimitation of the new species is further supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses based on eight plastid loci.