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Pak. J. Bot., 42(2): 685-689, 2010.

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Mitreola yangchunensis (Loganiaceae), a new species from China

Qi-Xia Ma^1,2, Fu-Wu Xing¹ and Hua-Gu Ye¹*

Abstract: Mitreola yangchunensis Q. X. Ma, H. G. Ye & F. W. Xing sp nova from Guangdong province, China is described, illustrated, and compared with its congeners. It is somewhat similar to M. reticulate Tirel, but is distinguished by its pubescent stem or branches, its pilose leaves, with acute apex, its long-pedunculate cymes, present styles and its smooth capsule wall. A distribution map and a key to species of Mitreola in China are provided.
 

¹South China Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 723Xingke Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510650, P. R. China

²Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China.