Xantolis weimingii (Sapotaceae), a new species from the Yuanjiang River basin, Yunnan, southwest China

By

Yang, Feng
Chen, Chao
Wang, Qiu-Ping
Wu, Jian-Yong
Li, Zheng-Xue
Wang, Huanchong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

246

Pages

251--263

Subjects

Central Yunnan , critically endangered , Dry-hot valley , endemism , staminode

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.246.119516

 

Abstract

Xantolis weimingiisp. nov. (Sapotaceae) is described and illustrated from Yunnan, southwest China. The new species is morphologically most similar to X. tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf., but differs from the latter in the ovate or obovate leaves, entirely glabrous corollas, lanceolate, ca. 5 mm long staminodes, fringed at the base. We provided a distribution map and a preliminary conservation assessment for the new species. Additionally, an updated dichotomous key to all known species of Xantolis is presented.