Saussurea talungensis (Asteraceae), a new species from Humla, Nepal Himalayas

By

Rana, Hum Kala
Rana, Santosh Kumar
Sun, Hang.
Fujikawa, Kazumi
Luo, Dong
Joshi, Laxmi Raj
Ghimire, Suresh Kumar

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

176

Pages

55--66

Subjects

Nepal , new species , phylogenomics , Saussurea , Talung valley , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.176.61996

 

Abstract

A new speciesSaussurea talungensisS.K.Ghimire & H.K.Rana,sp. nov.(sect. Strictae), from Talung valley of Humla district, Nepal, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, this species resemblesSaussurea royleiandSaussurea lanatain habit, though it can be distinguished in having longer leaf petioles, purplish leaf margin, 1 or 3 capitula, shorter phyllaries, shorter receptacle bristles and the same anthers, comparatively shorter corolla with shorter lobes. Phylogenomic analysis also supportsS. talungensisas a distinct species ofSaussurea. Here, we provide taxonomic note, distribution map and phylogenomic inference to distinguish the new species and its allied members.