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Issue: Vol. 261 No. 3: 20 May 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.5
Page range: 260–266
Abstract views: 36
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Sorbus calcicola (Rosaceae), a new species from Guangxi Province in China

Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510225, China
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510225, China
State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Sorbus nrITS phylogeny Rosaceae new species Eudicots

Abstract

Sorbus calcicola W. B. Liao et W. Guo, a new narrow-range species from Guangxi Province in China, is described and illustrated here. Its relationships with morphologically close species S. pallescens, S. cuspidata and S. thibetica are also discussed. Phylogenetic analyses with nrITS gene along with a number of morphological features including leaves abaxially glabrous or tomentose in vein axils, lateral veins 5–6 pairs and corymbs inflorescence with only 3–7 flowers confirmed that it is a distinct new species.