Pseudostellariawuyishanensis, a new species of Caryophyllaceae from Fujian, China

Xiao Luo; Qi-Yi Yang; Zhe Zhang; Pan Zhu; Liang Ma; Xin-Yan Chen; Shu-Yi Lin; Shi-Pin Chen

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.181.67436

Pseudostellariawuyishanensis, a new species of Caryophyllaceae from Fujian, China

PhytoKeys. 2021 Aug 25:181:21-28. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.181.67436. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Xiao Luo^{1

2}, Qi-Yi Yang², Zhe Zhang³, Pan Zhu⁴, Liang Ma⁵, Xin-Yan Chen⁶, Shu-Yi Lin⁷, Shi-Pin Chen²

Affiliations

¹ Fujian Provincial Forestry Survey and Design Institute, Fuzhou 350002, China.
² College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
³ College of Forestry, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming 650224, China.
⁴ College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China.
⁵ Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration for Orchid Conservation and Utilization at College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
⁶ Sanming City Garden Center, Sanmin 365000, China.
⁷ Middlebury College, Vermont 05753, USA.

Abstract

Pseudostellariawuyishanensis, a new species from the Wuyishan National Park, Fujian, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, Pseudostellariawuyishanensis resembles P.heterantha. However, the new species can be distinguished by presence of stolons, 1 line of hairs on the stem, smaller leaf blades, shorter pedicels, and ovary with 2 styles.

Keywords: Caryophyllaceae; Pseudostellaria; Fujian; Wuyishan National Park.

Xiao Luo, Qi-Yi Yang, Zhe Zhang, Pan Zhu, Liang Ma, Xin-Yan Chen, Shu-Yi Lin, Shi-Pin Chen.