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Issue: Vol. 731 No. 1: 25 Nov. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-11-25
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.731.1.3
Page range: 35-50
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Rediscovery of Clematis liboensis (Ranunculaceae) from southeastern Guizhou, China, an imperfectly known species previously known only from its type material, with a geographical extension and an amended description

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 510650, Guangdong, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Central South University of Forestry & Technology, Changsha 410004, Hunan, China
Guizhou Academy of Forestry, Guiyang 550005, Guizhou, 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 510650, Guangdong, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, 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 510650, Guangdong, 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 510650, Guangdong, 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 510650, Guangdong, China
Clematis sect. Naraveliopsis geographical distribution morphology taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Clematis liboensis (Ranunculaceae), an interesting and yet little known species, was discovered from Jianhe, Leishan and Rongjiang counties in southeastern Guizhou, China. This species has been previously reported only from its type locality, i.e. Libo county in southern Guizhou. Based on our careful observations of the living plants in the three populations, some important morphological characters of this species are confirmed or clarified, and an amended description is given for it. The systematic position of C. liboensis is also discussed.

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How to Cite

Xiong, S.-M., Liu, A., Jiang, G.-B., Huang, Q.-L., Su, C.-L., Yuan, Q. & Yang, Q.-E. (2025) Rediscovery of Clematis liboensis (Ranunculaceae) from southeastern Guizhou, China, an imperfectly known species previously known only from its type material, with a geographical extension and an amended description. Phytotaxa 731 (1): 35–50. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.731.1.3