Ligularia monocephala (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new species from Hubei, China

By

Fei, Wen-qun
Deng, Tao
Wang, Long

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-1-28

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

189

Pages

51--60

Subjects

Compositae , Hubei , Shennongjia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.189.80016

 

Abstract

Ligularia monocephala, a remarkable new species from Hubei, China, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguishable in the whole genus by character combination of the reniform to cordate-reniform leaf blades which are palmately-pinnately veined and abaxially purplish red, the solitary and erect capitula, and the pappus which are as long as or slightly longer than tube of the tubular corolla. A detailed description and distribution map of the species are also presented herein.