Temochloa elegans var. glabra N. H. Xia, Z. Y. Cai, Y. Y. Zhang & J. B. Ni 2024, var. nov.
- 1. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China & Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China & South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- 2. Guiyang Vocational and Technical College, Guiyang 550081, China
- 3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China & Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou 510650, China & South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou 510650, China
- 4. Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100803, Vietnam
Description
Temochloa elegans var. glabra N. H. Xia, Z. Y. Cai, Y. Y. Zhang & J. B. Ni var. nov.
Diagnosis.
This variety can be differentiated from Temochloa elegans var. elegans in its glabrous foliage leaf sheaths and glabrous foliage leaf ligules.
Type.
Vietnam, Ha Giang, Minh Ngoc Village, limestone, 22 ° 43 ' 19 " N, 105 ° 11 ' 36 " E, 210 m elev., 24 May 2018; N. H. Xia et al. 2018 VNB 040 (holotype: IBSC!, isotype: VNMN!).
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to its glabrous foliage leaf sheaths and glabrous foliage leaf ligules.
Chinese name.
光雅竹 (guāng yǎ zhú).
Distribution and habitat.
This species occurs in the limestone area of northeast Vietnam, at elevations of 140– 210 m.
Conservation status.
Up to now, T. elegans var. glabra is known from only one location in Vietnam. Less than 10 clumps were found. Due to the insufficient field survey, it should probably be categorised as Data Deficient (DD) (IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee 2022).
Additional specimens examined
(paratypes). Vietnam, Ha Giang, Minh Ngoc Village, limestone, 22 ° 43 ' 48 " N, 105 ° 12 ' 25 " E, 140 m elev., 2018 N. H. Xia et al. 2018 VNB 032 (IBSC!, VNMN!)
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- IBSC, VNMN
- Event date
- 2018-05-24
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Temochloa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Order
- Poales
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Scientific name authorship
- N. H. Xia, Z. Y. Cai, Y. Y. Zhang & J. B. Ni
- Species
- glabra
- Taxonomic status
- var. nov.
- Taxon rank
- variety
- Type status
- holotype , paratype
- Verbatim event date
- 2018-05-24
- Taxonomic concept label
- Temochloa elegans var. glabra Cai, Zhang & Xia, 2024
References
- IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee (2022) Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 15.1. Prepared by the Standards and Petitions Committee. https: // www. iucnredlist. org / documents / RedListGuidelines. pdf