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Issue: Vol. 489 No. 1: 3 March 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-03-03
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.489.1.9
Page range: 99–103
Abstract views: 39
PDF downloaded: 2

Sorbus doshonglaensis (Rosaceae), a new species from southeastern Xizang, China

Nanjing Forestry University
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China. Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Changsha, Hunan 410014, China.
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210037, China.
alpine species Doshong La snow mountain Sorbus Eudicots

Abstract

Sorbus doshonglaensis (Rosaceae), a new species from southeastern Xizang (Tibet) in China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to S. kiukiangensis, but differs in having (4–)5–7 pairs of leaflets, ovate to semi-orbicular stipule, and yellowish white fruits.