PJB-2024-123
Cleyera lipingensis var. Xiushanensis (Pentaphylacaceae): a new variety from Chongqing, China
Zhe Zhang, Yun-Li Chen, Xin-Yun Lv, Jia-Bin Zhang, Yi-Yun Wang, Shu-Lin Yao, Zhi Bai and Hong-Ping Deng
Abstract
Cleyera lipingensis var. xiushanensis Zhe Zhang, Xin-Yun Lv & H.P. Deng var. nov. from Chongqing, China, is described and illustrated. This new variety is similar to C. lipingensis var. lipingensis and C. lipingensis var. taipinensis in leaves and fruits shape, as well as in the presence of serrate leaf margins. However, it can be distinguished by several key morphological characteristics: larger leaves (ca. 7 – 12 × 3 – 4.5 cm), more than 13 (–17) secondary veins on each side of the midrib, a usually 3 (–4) lobed style with pubescence, and a 3 (–4) loculed ovary with 8 – 10 ovules per locule. Phylogenetic analyses based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) region confirm that C. lipingensis var. xiushanensis is closely related to C. lipingensis var. lipingensis.
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Zhang, Z., Y.L. Chen, X.Y. Lv, J.B. Zhang, Y.Y. Wang, S.L. Yao, Z. Bai and H.P. Deng. 2025. Cleyera lipingensis var. Xiushanensis (Pentaphylacaceae): a new variety from Chongqing, China. Pak. J. Bot., 57(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2025-5(5)
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