A new species of Bredia (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae) from Sichuan, China
A new species of Bredia (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae) from Sichuan, China
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中国四川Bredia (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae)一新种
DOI:
10.3897/phytokeys.152.53512
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发表时间:
2020-07-03
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影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
Liu, Ying
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作者:
Dai, Jin-Hong;Zhou, Qiu-Jie;Liu, Ying
Abstract Bredia hispida (Sonerileae, Melastomataceae), a species occurring in southeastern Sichuan, China, is newly described based on morphological and molecular data. The generic placement of B. hispida is well supported by phylogenetic analysis and morphological characters, including basally cordate, hairy leaf blade, cymose inflorescence, basally gibbous anthers and enlarged ovary crown enclosing an inverted frustum-shaped depression. Both molecular and morphological divergence showed that B. hispida is well separated from its close relatives, justifying its recognition as a distinct species. The new species resembles B. repens, B. changii and B. guidongensis in the prostrate habit and isomorphic stamens but differs markedly in the unequal opposed leaves, the 2–4 mm long, stout bristles on the adaxial surface of leaf blade and acuminate leaf apex. Bredia hispida co-occurs with B. esquirolii in the wild. No morphologically putative hybrids between them were observed despite their overlap in flowering season. The isolating mechanism remains unclear, pending further investigation.