Meiogyne oligocarpa (Annonaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Meiogyne oligocarpa (Annonaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Meiogyne oligocarpa sp. nov. (Annonaceae) is described from Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It is easily distinguished from all previously described Meiogyne species by the possession of up to four carpels per flower, its bilobed, sparsely hairy stigma, biseriate ovules and cylindrical monocarps...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bine Xue, Yun-Yun Shao, Chun-Fen Xiao, Ming-Fai Liu, Yongquan Li, Yun-Hong Tan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Meiogyne
Molecular phylogeny
Taxonomy
Yunnan
China
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10999.pdf
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Summary:Meiogyne oligocarpa sp. nov. (Annonaceae) is described from Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It is easily distinguished from all previously described Meiogyne species by the possession of up to four carpels per flower, its bilobed, sparsely hairy stigma, biseriate ovules and cylindrical monocarps with a beaked apex. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted to confirm the placement of this new species within Meiogyne. Meiogyne oligocarpa represents the second species of Meiogyne in China: a key to the species of Meiogyne in China is provided to distinguish it from Meiogyne hainanensis. Paraffin sectioning was undertaken to study the anatomy of the corrugations on the inner petals of Meiogyne oligocarpa to verify whether they are glandular.
ISSN:2167-8359

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