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Issue: Vol. 758 No. 1: 20 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.758.1.5
Page range: 59-70
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Sedum umbraculiforme (Crassulaceae): a new species from Fujian, China

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
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LIN-JING LU

Shi Shi, Ph.D. at the College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, specializes in flora, species diversity, and molecular biogeography.

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China; Zhuhai College of Science and Technology; Zhuhai; 519041; China
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ZHI-LAI YANG

Qiang Fan,  Associate Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, specializes in plant systematics and phytogeography.

State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; 510275; China
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YAN-SHUANG HUANG

LIN-JING LU, graduate student at the College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, is engaged in research on phytogeography and floristics.

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
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XIAO-YI ZHU

ZHI-LAI YANG, graduate student at the College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, is engaged in research on phytogeography and floristics.

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China; Center of Experimental Teaching for Common Basic Courses; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510672; China
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HAI-JUN YANG

YAN-SHUANG HUANG, graduate student at the School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, is engaged in research on  plant systematics and phytogeography.

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China; State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; 510275; China
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DIPAK KHADKA

XIAO-YI ZHU, an undergraduate student in Landscape, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University.

State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology; School of Life Sciences; Sun Yat-sen University; Guangzhou; 510275; China
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QIANG FAN

HAI-JUN YANG, senior laboratory technician at the Center for Experimental Teaching of Common Basic Courses, South China Agricultural University, specializes in research on phytogeography and plant taxonomy.

College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture; South China Agricultural University; Guangzhou; 510642; China
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SHI SHI

DIPAK KHADKA, Ph.D. candidate at the College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, specializing in ethnobotany and plant flora research.

Crassulaceae, Sedum, ITS, Phylogeny, East Asia Eudicots Crassulaceae Sedum ITS Phylogeny East Asia

Abstract

A new species, Sedum umbraculiforme, was confirmed in Fujian Province of China, based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Phylogenetic analysis based on the ITS sequence showed that the new species belongs to S. sect. Sedum, and is adjacent to S. lipingense on the same clade with high support values (SH-aLRT=96.9, UFBS=99). S. bulbiferum, S. kawaraense and S. baileyi were also placed on the same clade with them, while it is distantly related to S. jinglanii and S. tianmushanense. S. umbraculiforme is morphologically similar to S. lipingense, but it can be distinguished by the inflorescence (dichasiums vs. cymes), a greater number of branch flowers (2–6 flowers vs. 1–2 flowers), longer sepals (4–5 mm vs. 2 mm), and the differently shaped nectar blades (oblong vs. broadly cuneate). According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, S. umbraculiforme qualifies as Vulnerable (VU) on the basis of Criterion D1, as the total number of individuals is fewer than 1,000.

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How to Cite

Lu, L.-J., Yang, Z.-L., Huang, Y.-S., Zhu, X.-Y., Yang, H.-J., Khadka, D., Fan, Q. & Shi, S. (2026) Sedum umbraculiforme (Crassulaceae): a new species from Fujian, China. Phytotaxa 758 (1): 59–70. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.758.1.5