Smilax weniae , a New Species of Smilacaceae from Limestone Areas Bordering Guizhou and Guangxi, China

A new species, (Smilacaceae), from Southwest China, is described and illustrated. The new species bears peltate leaves, which was previously a unique feature of . However, it differs from the latter by having a broad ovate leaf blade, longer peduncle, and sexual dimorphic flowers. Further phylogenet...

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Published in:Plants (Basel) 2022-04, Vol.11 (8), p.1032
Main Authors: Feng, Jie-Ying, Jin, Xin-Jie, Zhang, Sheng-Lu, Yang, Jia-Wen, Fei, Shi-Peng, Huang, Yu-Song, Liu, Yan, Qi, Zhe-Chen, Li, Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climbing
Flowers
Flowers & plants
Limestone
morphological trait
Morphology
New species
Old World
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Smilacaceae
Smilax
Taxonomy
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Summary:A new species, (Smilacaceae), from Southwest China, is described and illustrated. The new species bears peltate leaves, which was previously a unique feature of . However, it differs from the latter by having a broad ovate leaf blade, longer peduncle, and sexual dimorphic flowers. Further phylogenetic analyses revealed that the new species were placed in a unique position in a subclade of Old World based on ptDNA and nrITS sequences. Combining detailed morphological comparisons and molecular evidence, we validated that is an undescribed new species. Moreover, the plastome characteristics of are reported.
ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants11081032