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Issue: Vol. 183 No. 3: 22 October 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-10-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.183.3.4
Page range: 171–182
Abstract views: 38
PDF downloaded: 1

Sedum spiralifolium (Crassulaceae): a new species from Anhui Province, China

Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Institute of TCM Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China. China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjin 211198, China
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Institute of TCM Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Institute of TCM Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjin 211198, China
Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Institute of TCM Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230038, China.
State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
China Crassulaceae molecular systematics new species

Abstract

A new species of Sedum, S. spiralifolium from Anhui Province, eastern China is described and illustrated. Our molecular systematics results (based on nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-trnF) and morphological analyses indicate that this new species is closest to S. sarmentosum. It differs from S. sarmentosum by having linear-lanceolate leaves, earlier flowering and twisted upper leaves at the top of its sterile shoots.