Clematis danxiacola (Ranunculaceae), a new species from the Danxia landform area in Zhejiang Province, China

By

Li, Jun-Ping
Ma, Qing
Ma, Dan-Dan
Wang, Jun-Feng
Xie, Wen-Yuan
Wu, Dong-Hao
Ying, Shang-Jiao
Chen, Zheng-Hai
Li, Pan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-7

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

266

Pages

97--115

Subjects

China , Clematis , Danxia landform , new species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.266.154626

 

Abstract

<br> Clematis danxiacola<br> , a novel species of Ranunculaceae discovered in the Danxia landform area of Zhejiang, China, is described and illustrated herein. This species exhibits morphological similarities to<br> C. terniflora<br> and<br> C. chinensis<br> , but can be distinguished by specific characteristics, including the indumentum of leaflet blades, sepal apex morphology, stamen and pistil quantities, and achene morphology and dimensions. The plastome of<br> C. danxiacola<br> sp. nov.<br> extends 159,506 bp and contains two inverted repeats of 31,040 bp, separated by a large single-copy region of 82,836 bp and a small single-copy region of 18,407 bp. The analysis revealed 136 functional genes, including 92 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analyses demonstrated that<br> C. danxiacola<br> shares close evolutionary relationship with<br> C. terniflora<br> and<br> C. chinensis<br> .<br>