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Issue: Vol. 736 No. 1: 24 Dec. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-12-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.736.1.4
Page range: 49-58
Abstract views: 95
PDF downloaded: 3

Sinosenecio lichuanensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from Hubei, China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
School of Forestry and Horticulture, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi city, Hubei 445000, China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China; Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Plant Conservation and Utilization in Southern China, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510650, China
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Abstract

Sinosenecio lichuanensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from Lichuan County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province, China, is described and illustrated here. This new species is readily distinguishable from all its congeners by a combination of morphological characters, including the presence of stolons, basal and lower cauline leaves with winged petioles, and leaf blades that are cordate to ovate and pinnately veined. Phylogenetic analyses based on ITS sequence data further corroborate the placement of S. lichuanensis within Sinosenecio.

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How to Cite

Jin, Z.-C., Du, S.-Y., Yi, Y.-M. & Chen, Y.-S. (2025) Sinosenecio lichuanensis (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from Hubei, China. Phytotaxa 736 (1): 49–58. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.736.1.4