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Issue: Vol. 619 No. 1: 5 Oct. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-10-05
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.619.1.5
Page range: 97-104
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Rhododendron mingii (Ericaceae), a new species from Southeast of Yunnan, China

CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; China. Yunnan Academy of Forestry and Grassland; Kunming; China. Gaoligong Mountain; Forest Ecosystem; Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province; Yunnan; China
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; China
The Management Bureau of Wenshan National Nature Reserve; Wenshan; China
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; China. Lijiang Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Lijiang 674100; Yunnan; China.
CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Kunming; China. Lijiang Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station; Kunming Institute of Botany; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Lijiang 674100; Yunnan; China.
Ericaceae new species taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Rhododendron, R. mingii (Ericaceae), from Malipo County, Southeast of Yunnan, China is described and illustrated here. Morphologically, the new species is most similar to R. genestierianum but differs by its much shorter petiole and leaf, hairs along the margin of the leaf, densely white powder on outer surface of petal, and slender and erect style. A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on three standard DNA barcodes (rbcL, matK and ITS) indicates that R. mingii is a distinct lineage that genetically differs from R. genestierianum.

 

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