Microtoena wawushanensis (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae): A new species from Sichuan, China

Authors: wu, xuexue Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.250.139362 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Lamiaceae · Topics: Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions, Plant Diversity and Evolution

Microtoena wawushanensis, a new species from Sichuan, China, is described and illustrated here. The new species is closely related to M. moupinensis and M. prainiana, but differs distinctly from both in leaf, calyx and bract morphology. It is further distinguished by its highly variable and unstable calyx tooth ratio (1.36–2.13), red-marked lateral lobes on the lower corolla and filaments that are barbate at both the upper and basal parts, with nearly imperceptible hairs in the middle section. Phylogenetic analyses, based on 81 coding regions of the chloroplast genome, suggest that M. wawushanensis belongs to sect. Delavayana and is sister to a clade formed by M. urticifolia, M. prainiana and M. megacalyx.

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