Paraphlomis leigongshanensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Guizhou, China

By

Yao, Wei-Hao
Jiang, Guobin
Yu, De-Hui
Chen, Sheng
Chen, Hong-Mei
Dai, Li
He, Bai-Qiu
Li, He

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-12-2

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

267

Pages

23--35

Subjects

Guizhou , Lamioideae , new taxon , Phylogenetic analyses

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.267.157814

 

Abstract

<br> Paraphlomis leigongshanensis<br> G.B. Jiang &amp; W.H. Yao (Lamiaceae), a new species endemic to Leigong Mountain National Nature Reserve (Guizhou, China), is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is most similar to<br> P. jiangyongensis<br> , but can easy be distinguished by its lamina shape, calyx teeth shape, and corolla color. A close relationship between the new species and P. gracilis var. lutienensis was revealed by molecular phylogenetic analyses based on ETS and ITS sequences, but they are morphologically distinct from each other. With only three known populations (ca. 200 mature individuals) in subtropical evergreen forests, the new species is assessed as Endangered (EN) under IUCN criteria B2ab(iii); D.<br>