Eriobotrya crassifolia (Rosaceae), a new species from Yunnan Province, China

The new species Eriobotrya crassifolia, collected from Yunnan Province, China, is characterised and illustrated. A phylogeny based on chloroplast genomes supported its closest affinity with E. tengyuehensis, while a phylogeny based on 197 single-copy nuclear genes supported its closest affinity with...

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Main Authors: Kai-Kai Meng, Su-Fang Chen, Min Lin, Wen-Bo Liao, Jian-Hua Jin, Qiang Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-11-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/96425/download/pdf/
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Summary:The new species Eriobotrya crassifolia, collected from Yunnan Province, China, is characterised and illustrated. A phylogeny based on chloroplast genomes supported its closest affinity with E. tengyuehensis, while a phylogeny based on 197 single-copy nuclear genes supported its closest affinity with E. fragrans and E. deflexa. Morphologically, however, it resembles E. angustissima. Nevertheless, it can be easily distinguished from E. angustissima by its abaxially retroflexed and sharply serrate leaf margins, densely rusty tomentose inflorescences, and oblong or elliptic leaves.
ISSN:1314-2003