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Issue: Vol. 677 No. 1: 12 Dec. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-12-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.677.1.6
Page range: 95-101
Abstract views: 77
PDF downloaded: 9

Glochidion liangkwangense (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, China

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 516650, P. R. China
College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
China Glochidion Phyllantheae taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Glochidion liangkwangense, a new species from Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, China, belonging to subgenus Pseudoactephila, is here described. The new species grows in limestone hills. It is most similar to Glochidion anthopotamicum in morphology, but it could be easily distinguished from the later by its sepals that are erect and usually extend outward (vs. spreaded or even reflexed at the upper part, and jointly formed a urceolate shape at the lower part), sepals of female flowers in 2 series that are different in shape and size (vs. in 2 series but subequal in both of shape and size), disc segments in flowers that are short and spatulate to slightly T-shaped (vs. long and linear), and capsules that are triangular-globose (vs. globose) in shape. Additionally, the new species is considered here as Least Concern (LC) in conservation status. Key to all species of the subgenus Phyllanthodendron in Glochidion is provided.

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