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Issue: Vol. 725 No. 2: 23 Oct. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-10-23
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.8
Page range: 213-218
Abstract views: 202
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Spiradiclis rosulata, a new species from limestone areas of Guangxi, China

State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Plant Conservation and Restoration Ecology in Karst & Terrain, Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guilin, Guangxi 541006, China
State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
Rubiaceae taxonomy karst area new taxon Eudicots

Abstract

Spiradiclis rosulata sp. nov. (Rubiaceae) is described from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is morphologically similar to S. loana and S. tomentosa, but differs from the two species in having a densely villous indumentum on the adaxial side of the leaf, shorter calyx lobes, and a higher ratio of corolla lobe to tube. The new species is provisionally evaluated as ‘Vulnerable’ (VU) according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.

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How to Cite

Xu, Y.-D., Shi, X.-Z., Fu, J.-X. & Wang, R.-J. (2025) Spiradiclis rosulata, a new species from limestone areas of Guangxi, China. Phytotaxa 725 (2): 213–218. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.725.2.8