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Vaccinium usneoides (Ericaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China
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- 1. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China|Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- 2. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
- 3. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China|Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- 4. Fugong Branch of Nujiang Administration of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Fugong, China
- 5. South China National Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China|South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- 6. Nujiang Administration of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Lushui, China
Description
Vaccinium usneoides (Ericaceae), a new species from Fugong County of Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated. This new species belongs to Vaccinium sect. Calcicolus and is most similar to V. brachyandrum, but differs in its branches hanging down, much smaller leaf blades, shorter inflorescences and pedicels, non-glandular tomentellate or densely pubescent inflorescence rachis and pedicels, densely white-pubescent hypanthium and pilose filaments.
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