A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data
A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data
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来自中国云南高黎贡山的杜鹃花(杜鹃花科)新种,有形态学和 DNA 条形码数据支持
DOI:
10.11646/phytotaxa.114.1.4
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发表时间:
2013-06-24
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影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Sun, Weibang
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作者:
Ma, Yongpeng;Wu, Zhikun;Sun, Weibang
Rhododendron baihuaense sp. nov. is described as a new species endemic to Yunnan, China, that has, to date, only been found in Baihualing on the eastern side of the Gaoligong Mountains. Morphologically, R. baihuaense can be readily distinguished from R. hanceanum and R. genestierianum, by its absent scales on mature leaves, only 2-5 flowers per inflorescence, the funnel-shaped flower and white corolla, and its slender and erect style. A molecular analysis based on the four standard DNA barcodes (rbcL, matK, trnH-psbA and ITS) indicates that R. baihuaense is genetically distinct from R. hanceanum and R. genestierianum, and, together with the morphological differences, is described here as a new species.