Taxonomic note of Parnassia (Celastraceae) in China II: population surveys reveal that P. guilinensis is conspecific to P. xinganensis

By

Dai, Xiao-Song
Min, Dao-Chang
Yang, BO
Wu, Ding
Li, Bo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

172

Pages

67--73

Subjects

endemic species , Morphology , staminode , synonymy , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.172.62749

 

Abstract

Based on investigation of populations of Parnassia guilinensis and P. xinganensis, examination of herbarium specimens (including types), as well as consultation of protologues and distributions, P. guilinensis is hereby reduced to a synonym of P. xinganensis. P. xinganensis is endemic to northeastern Guangxi Province of China and characterized by having elliptic to ovate leaves and staminodes 3–5-branched with globose glands. Field photographs and an updated morphological description of P. xinganensis are provided.