Lilium brunneum (Liliaceae): a newly discovered species in north-western Yunnan, China

By

Wang, Ting
Shen, Xiu-Ying
Wang, De
Shen, Xiu-Ying
Qu, Xiaomei
Gao, Yun-Dong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

254

Pages

201--219

Subjects

Hengduan Mountains , Liliaceae , Lilium brunneum , Lilium souliei complex , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.254.147769

 

Abstract

Lilium brunneum represents a newly discovered and described lily species with a limited distribution in isolated alpine regions of north-western Yunnan, China. The recognition of this new species as a distinct entity is supported by both morphological and molecular data. Furthermore, the investigation of this region, identified as a ‘hotspot’ due to its high diversity and endemicity within the genus Lilium, is anticipated to provide greater insight into the processes of speciation and the maintenance of species boundaries in this genus. Further fieldwork aimed at exploring these regions is expected to discover additional new species and therefore warrants special attention and resources.