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Type: Article
Published: 2021-05-24
Page range: 160–168
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Hedyotis puberulifolia (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China

Key laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Key laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, Guangdong, China
Hedyotis-Oldenlandia complex new species phylogeny taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Hedyotis puberulifolia from eastern Guangdong province, China, is described and photographed here. It is clearly different from all other congeneric species by its puberulous stem, leaves, stipules, and thyrsoid inflorescence with monochaisal sub-axes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that H. puberulifolia is closely related to the sympatric H. tenuipes. It is evaluated as Least Concern according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.