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Type: Article
Published: 2019-02-20
Page range: 75–83
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A new species of Peucedanum (Apiaceae) from Korea

School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Warm-Temperate and Subtropical Forest Research Center, Seogwipo 63587, Korea
Department of Biology, Daejeon University, Daejeon 34520, Korea
School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Eudicots Peucedanum sect. Oreoselinum taxonomy Umbelliferae

Abstract

A new species, Peucedanum chujaense K. Kim, S.-H. Oh, C.-S. Kim & C.-W. Park (Apiaceae), is described and illustrated. The new species distributed in the Chuja Islands off the north coast of Jeju Island in South Korea. It is morphologically similar to P. litorale, but is distinct from the latter in having 2-pinnate leaves (vs. 1-pinnate leaves), conspicuous calyx teeth 0.4–1 mm long (vs. minute calyx teeth 0.1–0.3 mm long), 20–24 (vs. 10–18) flowers per umbellet, seeds oblong (vs. semicircular) in cross section.