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Issue: Vol. 697 No. 3: 17 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.697.3.8
Page range: 288-293
Abstract views: 216
PDF downloaded: 12

Herpetospermum motuoensis (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Xizang, China

Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
College of Ecology and Environment, Tibet University, Lhasa, Xizang 850000, China
Environmental Horticulture Research Institute/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China
Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
Plant Science Research Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
Eudicots new species Cucurbitaceae taxonomic Xizang

Abstract

Herpetospermum motuoensis (Cucurbitaceae: Schizopeponeae) is described and illustrated as a new species. It is similar to Herpetospermum operculatum but can be easily distinguished by the inconspicuous bracts of the male flowers (vs. bract of male flowers prominent), petals subrounded to elliptical (vs. petals ovate to obovate), ovules 6 per locule (vs. ovules 8 per locule), stigma subrounded to broadly elliptic (vs. stigma oblong–ovate), fruits are chartreuse, fusiform to ellipsoid–fusiform and glabrous (vs. oblong to ellipsoid–fusiform and pubescent), seeds are irregular oblong-hexagonal, margin with protrusion at each corner (vs. seed ± round, margin with irregular acute erose).

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How to Cite

Zhang, B.-Y., Liu, H.-Z., Xu, Y.-C., Song, Z.-Q. & Chen, Y.-S. (2025) Herpetospermum motuoensis (Cucurbitaceae), a new species from Xizang, China. Phytotaxa 697 (3): 288–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.697.3.8