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Issue: Vol. 733 No. 2: 11 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.733.2.7
Page range: 245-252
Abstract views: 113
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Utricularia damingshanensis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China

Collaborative Innovation Center of Recovery and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Wanjiang Basin Co-founded by Anhui Province and Ministry of Education, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, China
Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, Nanning 530023, China
Guangxi Damingshan National Nature Reserve Administration, Nanning 530114, China
Guangxi Damingshan National Nature Reserve Administration, Nanning 530114, China
Guangxi Damingshan National Nature Reserve Administration, Nanning 530114, China
Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resource Use in Beibu Gulf (Nanning Normal University), Ministry of Education, Nanning 530001, China
National Herbarium of New South Wales, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Locked Bag 6002, Mount Annan, New South Wales 2567, Australia
College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, China
Utricularia sect. Nigrescentes Phylogeny New species Eudicots

Abstract

Utricularia damingshanensis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. It resembles U. caerulea and U. warburgii but differs in having a corolla palate with four hooked processes on the distal margin; lower calyx lobe distinctly shorter than the upper; distinctly striped corolla with 8–15 deep violet lines on the lower lip and 6–9 radiating lines on the upper lip, as well as a helmet-like swelling at the base of the lower lip. Phylogenetic analysis based on nrITS, rps16, and trnD–trnT strongly supported its placement in sect. Nigrescentes as sister to U. warburgii. Both morphological and molecular evidence support its status as a new species.

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How to Cite

Li, Z.-Z., Wu, S., Nong, D.-X., Zhou, G.-R., Zhou, P.-L., Lin, L., Ouyang, X., Jobson, R.W. & Shao, J.-W. (2025) Utricularia damingshanensis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China. Phytotaxa 733 (2): 245–252. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.733.2.7