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Issue: Vol. 447 No. 1: 4 June 2020
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2020-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.447.1.9
Page range: 77–80
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 2

Mayacaceae, a newly naturalized family for the Flora of China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
aquatic plant China Mayaca risk assessment taxonomy Monocots

Abstract

Mayaca fluviatilis, an aquatic plant belonging to the monogeneric family Mayacaceae, native to tropical America, is reported here for the first time to be naturalized in Guangdong province, China. A morphological description, with detailed photographs, is provided for further taxonomic identification. Its invasive risk is evaluated according to its present propagation tendency.