Sedum ichangensis, a new species of Crassulaceae from Hubei, China

By

Wang, Yubing
Xiong, Xingjun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

132

Pages

91--98

Subjects

Crassulaceae , Flora of China , Flora of Hubei , new species , Sedum sect. Filipes

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.132.35428

 

Abstract

Sedum ichangensissp. nov., from Yichang, Hubei province, central China, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to S. elatinoides and S. rosthornianum in its leaf and carpel morphology and differs in its creeping stems and solitary flowers. The conservation status of S. ichangensis was assessed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List criteria.