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Issue: Vol. 731 No. 3: 2 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.731.3.7
Page range: 285-293
Abstract views: 52
PDF downloaded: 8

Youngia jianningensis (Asteraceae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and DNA analyses

Fujian Vocational College of Bioengineering, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China; College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
Shuinanjie, Suixi Town, Jianning county, Sanming City, Fujian 354500, China
Fujian Health College, Fuzhou, Fujian 350101, China
Fuzhou Sanjiangkou Botanical Garden, Fuzhou, Fujian 350007, China
College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
Cichorieae morphology new species phylogenetics Eudicots

Abstract

Youngia jianningensis, a new species from Jianning County, Fujian Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphology and DNA analysis. Morphological comparisons indicated that this species is similar to Y. jiulongshanensis and Y. heterophylla, but differs by its slender and soft stems, different leaf shapes, number of florets per capitula and number of inner phyllaries. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and three plastid marker sequences (atpB-rbcL, psbA-trnH and trnL-trnF) support that the new species is closely related to Y. jiulongshanensis.

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How to Cite

Chen, Y.-B., Zhou, C.-Y., Gao, Y.-L., Ma, L., Lin, F. & Chen, S.-P. (2025) Youngia jianningensis (Asteraceae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and DNA analyses. Phytotaxa 731 (3): 285–293. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.731.3.7