Acronema handeloides, a new species from Jiaozi Mountain, Yunnan Province, China (Apiaceae)

By

Ma, Xudong
Li, Huimin
Xie, Ying
Jun-Wen, Zhu
Wen, Jun
Wei, Zhou
Wu, Bao-Cheng
Chun-Feng, Song

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-12-2

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

267

Pages

81--91

Subjects

Acronema , alpine plants , new species , taxonomy , Yunnan

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.267.174758

 

Abstract

<br> Acronema handeloides<br> , a new species of Apiaceae from Jiaozi Mountain in Yunnan Province, is described and illustrated herein. This species is similar to<br> A. handelii<br> and<br> A. sichuanense<br> but can be distinguished by its 1–2 branches; variable basal leaves; bracts 1 or occasionally present, bracteoles 1–3; subulate calyx teeth; linear-subulate, papillate petal apex; and broadly ovoid. Phylogenetic analyses also support that it is a monophyletic group sister to<br> A. handelii<br> and<br> A. sichuanense<br> . In accordance with the IUCN Red List criteria (2024), the conservation status of<br> A. handeloides<br> is preliminarily assessed as Data Deficient (DD).<br>