Smelowskia sunhangii (Brassicaceae), a new species from China, with a re-evaluation of the S. tibetica complex

By

Zhang, Xinjian
Chen, Jun-Tong
Al-Shehbaz, Ihsan A., (Ihsan Ali) 1939-
Liu, Qun
Li, Lijuan
Liu, Peng-Ju
Huang, Xianhan
Deng, Tao

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

178

Pages

179--191

Subjects

Brassicaceae , China , Cruciferae , new species , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.178.62922

 

Abstract

Smelowskia sunhangii, from Qinghai and Tibet (China), is described and illustrated. Morphological and molecular data indicate that S. sunhangii is closely related to Smelowskia tibetica, from which it is easily distinguished by the densely hirsute (vs. glabrous or sparsely pubescent), elliptic to ovate-lanceolate (vs. suborbicular, oblong, or lanceolate) fruits with undulate (vs. straight) margins. A re-evaluation of the widely distributed S. tibetica and related taxa is also provided.