scholarly journals A new species ofScutellaria(Scutellarioideae, Lamiaceae) from Sichuan Province in southwest China

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Zhao ◽  
En-De Liu ◽  
Hua Peng ◽  
Chun-Lei Xiang

Scutellaria wuana, a new species discovered from a xeric valley in Muli County of Sichuan Province in southwest China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, the new species shares similarities withS. mairei, but can be readily distinguished by a suite of morphological characters including a white-pubescent erect stem, conspicuous leaf petioles, and a yellow corolla with a trapeziform lower-middle lip lobe. The habitat and distribution ofS. wuanaare also distinctive. The position of the new species withinScutellariais examined in a phylogenetic context using the nuclear ribosomal internal and external transcribed spacers. Additionally, we examine leaf epidermal and pollen grain micromorphology of the new species and putative relatives.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 383 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
HAN-FENG XU ◽  
ZHONG-HUI MA

Stellaria abaensis sp. nov., from Sichuan Province (southwest China), is described and illustrated. It is similar to S. media, and S. reticulivena (Subsect. Stellaria) but can be distinguished from them by its longer petiole, terete stem, glabrous pedicel, and undulate tuberculate seeds. Original photographs, distribution map, SEM images of pollen grain, and a comparative morpological table, as well as an identification key for the related taxa are provided.


PhytoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Jian-Fei Ye ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Zhang-Jian Shan ◽  
Xiao-Jie Li ◽  
Ce-Hong Li

Pternopetalum paucifoliolatum, a new species from Sixigou Scenic Area, Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, is proposed and described. Diagnostic morphological characters, full description, detailed illustrations, and a distribution map are provided. The new species is similar to P. porphyronotum in possessing the 1-pinnate leaves and the abaxially purple-red leaflets, but differs from the latter by shorter stature, fewer leaflets ((1–) 3–7) and rays (5–8), the leaflet margin white-ciliate. The new species, which is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR), was only found on limestone cliffs. We also provide a new key to the species of Pternopetalum.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Modhafer A. Hamodie

Stachys babylonica (Lamiaceae). A new species from the mountainous, Kurdistan Iraq, is described and illustrated. Its distinguishing characters are discussed. It is distinguished from the closely related species S. kotschyi by having elliptic-rhombic (vs. ovate or oval- elliptic) leaves, (30-35 x 10-16 mm) (vs. 25-47 x 14-21mm), lower leaves petioles longer ± 16mm (vs. C.7mm), the median leaves petiole ± 7mm (vs. subsessile – sessile), calyx is narrowly tubular appressed (vs. infundibular – campanulate ± spreading), bracteoles are well developed as long as or longer than calyx (vs. shorter than calyx or absent), teeth of calyx are narrowly lanceolate (vs. broadly lanceolate and spreading). This new species to science is represented only by two specimens: the holotype & the isotype #12125.Specimen #12125 has been mistakenly identified as S. tomentosa Rech.f. by Rechinger [1]. Rechinger used only morphological characters in his identification. To clear the ambiguity, Pollen grain study was done and the results of this study were tabulated in Hamodie's work [2] .Specimen #50059 mentioned by Al –Zubaedy [3] as collected by Ali Halob in 2010 from Piera Magron Mt. was also mistakenly identified as S.babylonica. The consideration of specimens belong to S. kotschyi Boiss. as S. babylonica Hamodie & Wilcock made errors on conclusions by Al-Zubaedy [3] on molecular & P.G and morphological studies and reconsideration on these issues are needed. All the indicators so far gathered, approve that plants of this new species were most likely vanished from Piera Magron Mt. in Sulaimaniya sometime after 1948.


ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 766 ◽  
pp. 51-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menglin Wang ◽  
Aimin Shi ◽  
Thierry Bourgoin

A new genusSinonissusgen. n.of the tribe Issini (Issidae, Issinae) with a new speciesSinonissusbrunetussp. n.from Chongqing municipality and Sichuan Province, China are described. Barcode of the species is provided. A molecular analysis combined with morphological characters confirms its placement into the Issini. Distribution of this new genus in the Oriental realm is briefly discussed in regard of other Issinae taxa in China.


2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
GENRIK DAVIDIAN

A new species Stiltoblosyrus serratulus Davidian, sp. nov. is described from Sichuan Province of China. It is the northernmost species of the genus Stiltoblosyrus (Davidian, 2020). From all of the congeners it easily differs in row of large and stout spines at the inner side of hind tibia of the male. New species closely related to S. laticollis Davidian, 2020 and S. brevicornis Davidian, 2020 in size of the process at the inner apical angle of hind tibia of the male, which is distinctly shorter than 2nd segment of hind tarsus. Colour illustrations of habitus and important morphological characters are presented.


Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4483 (2) ◽  
pp. 385
Author(s):  
QIN LIU ◽  
GUANG-HUI ZHONG ◽  
PING WANG ◽  
YANG LIU ◽  
PENG GUO

A new species of the natricine snake genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 is described from Sichuan Province, Southwest China, based on a single male specimen. The new species is distinguished from its congeners found in China and adjacent regions by possessing the following combination of characters: 1) TL/SVL ratio 0.35; 2) three postoculars; 3) six temporals in formula 1/(1+1) +1+2; 4) eight supralabials, 4th and 5th in contact with the eye, 6th supralabial largest; 5) ten infralabials with the first five bordering the anterior chinshields; 6) 172 ventrals (plus two preventrals); 7) cloacal plate divided; 8) 90 divided subcaudals; 9) dorsal scales in 19-19-17 rows, all weakly keeled except the outer two; 10) reduction of dorsal scale rows from 19 to 17 at the position above ventral scale 99th; 11) reduction of the tail dorsal scales from 8 to 6 rows at the position above 18th subcaudal, and from 6 to 4 rows at the position above 37th subcaudal; 12) postorbital bones do not touch frontals, the parietal ridge weakly developed; the end of the supratemporal bones extending beyond the braincase; maxillary teeth 23–25, the last two enlarged, without diastema between them and the anterior teeth. This species is an evergreen forest dweller. 


ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
pp. 13-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Gang Jiang ◽  
Cheng-Wang Huang ◽  
Yun-Xia Luan

A new species ofLobellinaYosii, 1956 and a key to all species of the genus is provided. It is distinguished from all known members of the genus by its unique set of morphological characters: mandible with six teeth, cephalic chaeta O present, and free from tubercle Fr, cephalic tubercle Oc with three chaetae, cephalic tubercle Di separate, and tubercle Dl with four (sometimes three) chaetae, Ant. I with eight chaetae, and claw with an inner tooth.VietnuracaeruleaDeharveng & Bedos, 2000 is recorded from China for the first time. New localities ofRambutanurahunanensisJiang & Dong, 2018 andVitronuraparaacutaWang, Wang & Jiang, 2016 from southwest China are also provided.


Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4860 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-128
Author(s):  
KE LI ◽  
MIN YU ◽  
YA-YONG WU ◽  
LIN-HONG LIAO ◽  
KUI TANG ◽  
...  

A new species of the xenodermatid snake genus Achalinus Peters, 1869 is described from Yunnan Province, Southwest China, based on a single male specimen. The new species is assigned to the genus Achalinus on the basis of absence of preocular and postocular, subcaudals arranged in single row, and results of phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA CO1 sequence data. Achalinus pingbianensis sp. nov. differs from its congeners by the combination of following morphological characters: absence of a loreal, internasals subequal to that between prefrontals and dorsal scales strongly keeled, 23 rows throughout. Currently, 13 species are in the genus Achalinus, further taxonomical and phylogenetic studies based on more extensive samples and more markers will help understand the cryptic diversity and clarify their interspecific relationships. 


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 567-572
Author(s):  
Zhizhong Gao ◽  
Feng Zhang

A new pseudoscorpion species, Anatemnus reni sp. nov., belonging to the family Atemnidae Kishida, 1929, is reported from Yunnan Province, Southwest China. The detailed diagnosis, description and illustrations of important morphological characters are presented in this paper.


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