Melanoseris penghuana (Lactucinae, Cichorieae, Asteraceae), a new species from North-central Yunnan, China

By

Xu, Jiaju
Wang, Zehuan
Dong, Hongjin
Tian, Tian Qin
Chen, Li
Zhong, Qianqian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

238

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Melanoseris likiangensis , Morphology , Mt. Jiaozi Xueshan , new taxon , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.238.116343

 

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a new species, Melanoseris penghuana, from Mt. Jiaozi Xueshan located in North-central Yunnan, China. Despite its morphological similarities to M. likiangensis, M. penghuana exhibits distinct differences in leaf texture, shape of terminal lobes, indumentum of leaves, peduncles, and involucres, as well as the length of the achenes. Additionally, the conservation status of this species is classified as Vulnerable through data analysis from two field surveys.