Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China
Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), described from Hainan, China, has long been treated as a synonym of D. indica. Both species belong to a distinctive group of Asian species characterized by perulate buds that give rise to shoots bearing flowers or inflorescences proximally and leaves distally, 2–3-...
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| description | Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), described from Hainan, China, has long been treated as a synonym of D. indica. Both species belong to a distinctive group of Asian species characterized by perulate buds that give rise to shoots bearing flowers or inflorescences proximally and leaves distally, 2–3-carpellate ovaries, and elongate styles. However, D. nienkui fundamentally differs from D. indica in inflorescence architecture and fruiting pedicel length; these or other characters also distinguish D. nienkui from the remaining species in this group. Drypetes nienkui therefore deserves recognition as a distinct species endemic to Hainan. An expanded description of the species is provided along with a key to the related species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f94c310a9874416b22a95936d3b80712022-12-22T03:20:14ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032022-09-0120612913610.3897/phytokeys.206.8773787737Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, ChinaGeoffrey A. Levin0Naturalis Biodiversity CentreDrypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), described from Hainan, China, has long been treated as a synonym of D. indica. Both species belong to a distinctive group of Asian species characterized by perulate buds that give rise to shoots bearing flowers or inflorescences proximally and leaves distally, 2–3-carpellate ovaries, and elongate styles. However, D. nienkui fundamentally differs from D. indica in inflorescence architecture and fruiting pedicel length; these or other characters also distinguish D. nienkui from the remaining species in this group. Drypetes nienkui therefore deserves recognition as a distinct species endemic to Hainan. An expanded description of the species is provided along with a key to the related species.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/87737/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Geoffrey A. Levin Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China PhytoKeys |
| title | Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China |
| title_full | Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China |
| title_fullStr | Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China |
| title_short | Resurrection of Drypetes nienkui (Putranjivaceae), endemic to Hainan, China |
| title_sort | resurrection of drypetes nienkui putranjivaceae endemic to hainan china |
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