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Issue: Vol. 603 No. 3: 20 July 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-07-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.603.3.3
Page range: 235-248
Abstract views: 189
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Weizhia (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae), a new endemic genus from East China supported by morphological and molecular evidence

Ningbo Botanical Garden, Ningbo, 315201, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Ningbo Botanical Garden, Ningbo, 315201, China
Shanghai Kangqiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Limited Company, Shanghai, 201315, China
Jiyang College, Zhejiang A & F University, Zhuji, 311800, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, 666303, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, 510650, China
Ningbo Botanical Garden, Ningbo, 315201, China
Zhejiang Forest Resources Monitoring Center, Hangzhou, 310020, China
Jiyang College, Zhejiang A & F University, Zhuji, 311800, China
China Glycininae IUCN Leguminosae phylogeny taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Weizhia gen. nov. (Fabaceae) is here described as a new monotypic genus with the sole species W. pentaphylla sp. nov. from Zhejiang Province, East China. Both morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence (nrITS + cpmatK) suggest that it is closely related to Dumasia and Toxicopueraria within the subtribe Glycininae (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae), but mainly differs by having usually pinnately 5-foliolate leaves and spurred wing-petals. A key to all genera of Glycininae currently recognized is also proposed. The new species is considered to be Critically Endangered according to IUCN categories and criteria, and in need of urgent protection.

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