Loropetalum axillare (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China

作者：Jin, Zi-Chao; Xu, Lian-Sheng; Xu, Ye-Chun; Chen, You-Sheng^*

来源：Phytotaxa, 2023, 622(1): 85-94.

DOI：10.11646/phytotaxa.622.1.6

• Guangdong
• Loropetalum
• morphology
• molecular phylogeny
• new taxon

Loropetalum axillare (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from Zengcheng District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. The new species is related to Loropetalum chinense but differs by its inflorescence axillary and peduncle absent (vs. inflorescence terminal and peduncle 0.8-1 cm long). The new species is supported by phylogenetic analyses based on ITS and ETS sequences.

• 单位
  中国科学院; 广东省农业科学院