Breynia hiemalis (Phyllanthaceae, Phyllantheae), a new species from Yunnan, south-west China

By

Yang, Feng
Chen, Chao
Ye, Jingyi
Wu, Jian-Yong
Wang, Huanchong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

206

Pages

75--86

Subjects

Breynia sect. Cryptogynium , endemism , Sauropus , savanna , Yuanjiang River

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.206.85241

 

Abstract

Breynia hiemalis Huan C. Wang & Feng Yang (Phyllanthaceae), of sect. Cryptogynium (Müll.Arg.) Welzen & Pruesapan in subg. Breynia, is described from Yunnan, south-west China. It is known from only a single locality in the valley of the Yuanjiang River, and usually occurs in the understory of the savanna vegetation. It is characterized by its broadly elliptic to orbicular leaf blades, shallowly plate-like calyces of the staminate flowers, ovaries with clearly erose rim and urceolate capsules. Morphological comparisons with similar species are also presented.