scholarly journals Hoya pyrifolia (Apocynaceae), a new species from south-western Yunnan, China

PhytoKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Er-Feng Huang ◽  
Gang Yao ◽  
Ri-Hong Jiang ◽  
Lei-Lei Yang ◽  
Wang Xi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Dna Fragments ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
External Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
A New Species

Hoya pyrifolia, a new species of Apocynaceae from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Results from phylogenetic analyses, based on combined DNA fragments of the nuclear ribosomal external transcribed spacer (ETS), intergeneric transcribed spacer (ITS) and three plastid DNA fragments (matK, psbA-trnH and trnT-trnL), showed that the new species was nested within a clade, including Hoya species distributed in the subtropical foothills of the Himalayas and the Tibet-Sichuan Plateau. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from its close relatives by its pyriform and slightly pubescent leaves, as well as the 4-flowered inflorescences.

Description of a new toad of Megophrys Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822 (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from western Yunnan Province, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4942 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-381
Author(s):  
SHENGCHAO SHI ◽  
DONGHUI LI ◽  
WENBO ZHU ◽  
WEN JIANG ◽  
JIANPING JIANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Dorsal Skin ◽  
Upper Eyelid ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
A New Species

A new species of genus Megophrys from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China is described. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA all clustered the new species as an independent clade nested into the subgenus Panophrys. The smallest genetic distance based on 16S rRNA gene between the new species and its congeners was 3.0%. The new species could be identified from its congeners by a combination of following characters: moderate body size (SVL 31.0–34.8 mm in males); vomerine ridge weak, vomerine teeth absent; dorsal skin relatively smooth; tongue slightly notched behind; tympanum rounded and relatively large, 0.54 times of eye length; a horn-like tubercle on edge of each upper eyelid small; tibio-tarsal articulation reaches middle eye when leg stretched forward; finger tips rounded, not expanded to small pad; toes with narrow fringes and rudimentary webbing; ventral hindlimbs semitransparent purplish with greyish white pigments; ventral body scattered with distinct dark patches in the middle. 

Cymbidium xichouense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 484 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-297
Author(s):  
XINYU XU ◽  
CHANG-CHUN DING ◽  
WENQI HU ◽  
XIA YU ◽  
YU ZHENG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
The Status ◽  
Nuclear Its ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae), Cymbidium xichouense, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological evidence and molecular analyses. The new orchid is morphologically similar to C. qinbeiense, but it has several morphological features that distinguish it from C. qiubeinense and all other recognized species in Cymbidium. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid DNA (matK) were conducted, and the results also supported the status of C. xichouense as a new species, which is sister to C. qiubeiense.

A review of Garra (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from two rivers in West Yunnan, China with description of a new species 

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
CHAO SUN ◽  
XU LI ◽  
WEI ZHOU ◽  
FENGLIAN LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Middle Lobe ◽  
Lateral View ◽  
Western Yunnan ◽  
A New Species

Species of the genus Garra from the Irrawaddy and Salween River basins in west Yunnan, China are difficult to identify and their taxonomy remains problematic. We conducted a systematic review of the genus using a combination of molecular and morphological approaches to address these issues and describe a new species, G. surgifrons. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that 15 species of Garra do not form a monophyletic group. Garra imberba and G. nujiangensis form a distinct clade that is not sister to the remaining species of Garra. According to the combination of morphological characters of the proboscis and rostrum, Garra from western Yunnan Province can be divided into 4 groups: (1) smooth snout; (2) unilobed proboscis; (3) bi-lobed proboscis; and (4) tri-lobed proboscis. The types of snout shapes in Garra are consistent with the topological structure of the phylogenetic tree. Garra surgifrons can be distinguished from all other congeners occurring in China and Southeast Asia by a combination of the following characters: presence of a transverse lobe and a tri-lobed proboscis; both dorsal and caudal fins without black markings; the proboscis short and broad, a roughly quadrate shape from the dorsal view with a poorly developed and slightly protuberant middle lobe, with the front tip not suspended from the lateral view and the width almost equal to the width of the lateral lobes; the posterior margin of mental adhesive disc extending close to or reaching the vertical through the central line of the eye and never reaching the posterior margin of the eye; two pairs of barbels; 16 circumpeduncular scales; and 32–34 lateral line scales. 

Ganoderma weixiensis (Polyporaceae, Basidiomycota), a new member of the G. lucidum complex from Yunnan Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 423 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEI YE ◽  
SAMANTHA C. KARUNARATHNA ◽  
PETER E. MORTIMER ◽  
HUILI LI ◽  
MING-HUA QIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Pore Surface ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Close Relatives ◽  
A New Species

Despite the ecological and economic significance of Ganoderma, the taxonomy of this group of mushrooms remains largely unresolved. In line with an attempt to further our understanding of Ganoderma, we describe a new species collected from Yunnan Province, China. Ganoderma weixiensis is described here based on the morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU and TEF1-α gene regions. This new species is characterized by a reddish-brown pileus, cream colored pore surface and context, eccentrically or centrally attached stipe, and broadly ellipsoid basidiospores Comparisons of the morphological characteristics of G. weixiensis and its close relatives G. lucidum and G. leucocontextum are also presented.

Calanthe tsiana, a new orchid species from China (Epidendroideae: Collabieae): evidence from morphological and molecular analyses

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 428 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-72
Author(s):  
YAN-QIONG CHEN ◽  
YA-TING ZHU ◽  
HUI ZHONG ◽  
ZE-XIN LI ◽  
ZHONG-JIAN LIU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Dna Evidence ◽  
A New Species

A new orchid, Calanthe tsiana, is described from southeastern Yunnan, China, based on morphological and DNA evidence. In morphological comparisons, C. tsiana is similar to C. arisanensis, but it differs in having subspatulate petals and falcate-obovate lateral lobes of lip with one ridge on the disk. The phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid DNA (rbcL, matK and trnL-trnF) place C. tsiana with C. arisanensis as sister species and support C. tsiana as a new species.

scholarly journals Phallus haitangensis, a new species of stinkhorn from Yunnan Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 280 (2) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
HUILI LI ◽  
XUELAN MA ◽  
PETER E. MORTIMER ◽  
SAMANTHA C. KARUNARATHNA ◽  
JIANCHU XU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Its Sequence ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
A New Species

Four specimens of Phallus were collected during surveys in a Pinus armandii forest in Baoshan, Yunnan Province, China. Macro- and micro-characteristics, together with Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequence data, showed that the four specimens belong to a new species, here named Phallus haitangensis. The ITS phylogenetic analyses, morphological descriptions, color photographs, and line drawings are provided, and compared with closely related species in the genus.

scholarly journals A new species of Gonyosoma Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes, Colubridae), previously confused with G. prasinum (Blyth, 1854)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-139
Author(s):  
Shuo Liu ◽  
Mian Hou ◽  
Ye Htet Lwin ◽  
Qiaoyan Wang ◽  
Dingqi Rao
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Bayesian Inference ◽  
Cytochrome B ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Pairwise Distance ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Gonyosoma Wagler is described from Yunnan Province, China. The new species closely resembles G. prasinum (Blyth), but it is differentiated from the latter species by the following characters: precloacal plate divided, iris blue and inside of mouth greyish-white in life. Based on phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence data, the new species is recovered as the sister species to G. prasinum by Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood analyses. The uncorrected pairwise distance between the new species and other species of the genus Gonyosoma ranged from 11.78% to 17.07% calculated using the mitochondrial cytochrome b sequence. This discovery increases the number of Gonyosoma species to seven.

Cymbidium yunnanensis: a new orchid species (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae) from China based on morphological and molecular evidence

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 387 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUO-QIANG ZHANG ◽  
GUI-ZHEN CHEN ◽  
LI-JUN CHEN ◽  
SI-REN LAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
A New Species

A new orchid species, Cymbidium yunnanensis (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Cymbidieae), from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Based on morphological and molecular analyses, we demonstrate that this new species is similar to C. floribundum, but it differs in its smaller size, leaves 5–15 cm, shorter scape, white flowers with pale purplish markings on its sepals and petals, lip with purplish red blotch, petals narrowly falcate oblong and lip midlobe nearly round with column foot 1.5–2.0 mm long. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid (matK, rbcL) DNA sequence data support C. yunnanensis as a new species.

Cymbidium motuoense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 509 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
WENQI HU ◽  
QINGHAI ZHANG ◽  
GUIZHEN CHEN ◽  
MENGJIA ZHU ◽  
XIA YU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Natural Hybrid ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

This study describes a new orchid species, Cymbidium motuoense, from Xizang, China based on morphological and molecular analyses. Several unique morphological features distinguish this new orchid from all other species of Cymbidium. Based on its morphology, this orchid is similar to C. tracyanum but differs in its yellow-green flower with dark purple-red spots on the veins, oblong-elliptic sepals, side lobes of the lip with reddish brown hairs along the veins and disc with three purple-red lamellae. Phylogenetic analyses based on plastid DNA (matK and rbcL) supported C. motuoense as a new species. However, the low support in nuclear ribosomal ITS tree provide the possibility that the new orchid may be a natural hybrid of C. tracyanum and C. iridioides or another closely related species.

Neopestalotiopsis cavernicola sp. nov. from Gem Cave in Yunnan Province, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 512 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
XIANGFU LIU ◽  
SAOWALUCK TIBPROMMA ◽  
FAN ZHANG ◽  
JIANCHU XU ◽  
K.W.T. CHETHANA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Elongation Factor ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Translation Elongation ◽  
Elongation Factor 1 Alpha ◽  
Cave Habitat ◽  
Elongation Factor 1 ◽  
A New Species

In this paper we describe a new species of cave fungus belonging to Sporocadaceae (Amphisphaeriales), collected from Gem Cave, Fumin County, Yunnan Province, China. Initial morphological observations confirmed that our fungal collection is a pestalotioid species. Phylogenetic analyses of combined internal transcribed spacer (ITS), β-tubulin (TUB) and translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF1α) gene sequence dataset confirmed that our fungus forms an independent branch within Neopestalotiopsis. Thus, we describe our fungus as a new species of Neopestalotiopsis based on both morphology and multigene phylogeny. This is the first-ever report of Neopestalotiopsis from a cave habitat. A full description, micrographs and a phylogenetic tree showing the placement of the new species are provided.

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