Resurrection of Pleurospermum lecomteanum H.Wolff (Apiaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence

By

Zhou, Jing
Niu, Junmei
Wang, Xin-Yue
Zhou, Shilin
Liu, Zhenwen.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

212

Pages

1--11

Subjects

Apiaceae , Pleurospermum , resurrection , synonym , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.212.94280

 

Abstract

The taxonomic placement of Pleurospermum lecomteanum, previously synonymized with Pleurospermum wilsonii, was carefully examined using herbarium specimens and molecular evidence. The results showed that Pleurospermum lecomteanum is distinguished from P. wilsonii by several morphological characters. Its phylogenetic position is separate from P. wilsonii in the ML tree. Therefore, Pleurospermum lecomteanum should be restored as a distinct species.