Camellia luteocalpandria (Theaceae), a new species and the first discovery of sect. Calpandria in China

Autor: Bo Xiao, Jin-Lin Ma, Shi-Xiong Yang, Zhen-Wen Liu, En-De Liu, Xiang-Qin Yu
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Phytotaxa. 489:223-228
ISSN: 1179-3163
1179-3155
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.489.2.11
Popis: Camellia luteocalpandria, a new species is described and illustrated from Yunnan, China. This is the first discovery of Camellia sect. Calpandria in China. It can be easily distinguished from the other two species in the section by its yellow flower, bracteoles and sepals glabrous adaxially, and the filament 1-whorled and all united without free or partly united filament inside the tube. The new species is assessed to be Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN categories and criteria.
Databáze: OpenAIRE