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Mitreola brachypoda (Loganiaceae), a new species from south-eastern Yunnan, China
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- 1. Lishui Vocational & Technical College, Lishui, China
- 2. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Protection and Application of Special Plant Germplasm in Wuling Area of China, Key Laboratory of State Ethnic Affairs Commission for Biological Technology, College of Life Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, China
- 3. Yunnan Xianghao Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd., Kunming, China
- 4. College of Tourism and Landscape Architecture, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, China|Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
- 5. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China|Gesneriad Conservation Center of China (GCCC), Guilin Botanical Garden, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, China
Description
A new species of Loganiaceae, Mitreola brachypoda W.W.Pan, F.G.Deng & C.Xiong, from the karst regions of south-eastern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to M. bullata Y.S.Chen & J.J.Liao, but can be easily distinguished by a combination of characteristics, including the texture and shape of leaf blades, the type of inflorescence and corolla tube, the length of petiole, peduncle, corolla tube and lobes, as well as the colour of lateral veins and corolla. At present, only one population of approximately 30–40 mature individuals has been confirmed from the type locality. The species is provisionally assessed as Data Deficient (DD) according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
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