Taxonomic notes on Scutellaria taipeiensis (Lamiaceae) from morphological and molecular data

By

Chao, Chien-Ti
Huang, Bing-Hong
Chang, Jui-Tse
Liao, Pei-Chun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

140

Pages

33--45

Subjects

Lamiaceae , plant taxonomy , Scutellarioideae , Taiwan

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.48578

 

Abstract

The genus Scutellaria comprises eight species distributed from 50 to 2000 m in Taiwan. Amongst them, S. barbata and S. taipeiensis are very similar on the basis of morphological and plastid DNA sequence information. Therefore, a comprehensive study of the taxonomic status of S. taipeiensis is necessary. We reviewed the herbarium sheets, related literature and protologues and compared morphologies of these two species, as well as their phylogenetic relationships. All evidence, including the diagnostic characters between S. taipeiensis and S. barbata, suggest that they belonged to a single species rather than two. As a result, S. taipeiensis is treated as a synonym of S. barbata.