Open AccessMeiogyne oligocarpa (Annonaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
Author(s) -
Bine Xue,
Yunfeng Shao,
Xiao Chen,
MingFai Liu,
Yongquan Li,
YunHong Tan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
peerj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.927
H-Index - 70
ISSN - 2167-8359
DOI - 10.7717/peerj.10999
Subject(s) - petal , gynoecium , annonaceae , china , biology , apex (geometry) , key (lock) , sepal , botany , anatomy , zoology , geography , stamen , ecology , archaeology , pollen
Meiogyne oligocarpa sp. nov. (Annonaceae) is described from Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It is easily distinguished from all previously described Meiogyne species by the possession of up to four carpels per flower, its bilobed, sparsely hairy stigma, biseriate ovules and cylindrical monocarps with a beaked apex. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted to confirm the placement of this new species within Meiogyne . Meiogyne oligocarpa represents the second species of Meiogyne in China: a key to the species of Meiogyne in China is provided to distinguish it from Meiogyne hainanensis . Paraffin sectioning was undertaken to study the anatomy of the corrugations on the inner petals of Meiogyne oligocarpa to verify whether they are glandular.