Isodon xiaoluzhiensis (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China

Isodon xiaoluzhiensis , a new species of the tribe Ocimeae in family Lamiaceae, is described and illustrated. The new species is known only from the type locality, Xiaoluzhi village in Luzhijang dry-hot valley of Yimen County, central Yunnan, southwest China. It is characterized by having a procumbe...

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Published in:PhytoKeys 2024-01, Vol.237 (5), p.191-200
Main Authors: Li, Shi-Gang, Huang, Qiang-Chun, Liu, Shao-Yun, Xiang, Chun-Lei, Wang, Huan-Chong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Botany
Discovery and exploration
Flowering
Flowers & plants
Identification and classification
Lamiaceae
Leaves
Morphology
Native plants
New species
Phenology
Physical characteristics
Taxonomy
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Summary:Isodon xiaoluzhiensis , a new species of the tribe Ocimeae in family Lamiaceae, is described and illustrated. The new species is known only from the type locality, Xiaoluzhi village in Luzhijang dry-hot valley of Yimen County, central Yunnan, southwest China. It is characterized by having a procumbent habit, gracile stems and branches, relatively small leaves and flowers, and the phenology of flowering in winter. The morphological comparisons with its putative closest relatives ( I. adenanthus and I. hsiwenii ) are also presented.
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003
DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.237.117071