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Pak. J. Bot., 47(1): 109-112, 2015. |
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MALVA XIZANGENSIS (MALVACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM XIZANG (TIBET), CHINA
LIN FU 1*, YU-SHI YE2, DAI-XIANG DUAN3 AND XING WU2
Abstract: Malva xizangensis Y. S. Ye, L. Fu & D. X. Duan, a new endemic species of Malvaceae from Xizang (Tibet), China, is described and illustrated. It is closely related to M. pusilla, from which it differs in having shorter individuals, stellate velutinous leaf blade, linear epicalyx lobes, blue corolla and 8–11 ridged mericarps which are smooth abaxially and reticulate adaxially. Leaf epidermal characters also support the recognition of M. xizangensis.
1Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China 2South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China 3Shandong Key Laboratory of Eco—Environmental Science for Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, Binzhou 256603, China *Corresponding author’s e-mail: fulin@scbg.ac.cn |
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