Rubuspuyumaensis, a new species of Rosaceae from Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Rubus L. (Rosaceae), comprising approximately 750 species and classified into 12 subgenera, is distributed worldwide and is one of the largest plant genera. In Taiwan, Rubus comprises 41 taxa, including 35 species, three varieties and three hybrids. Amongst the genus Rubus, the species, previously recorded as R.howii in Taiwan, was misidentified and this study recognised it as a new species.

New information

Due to its distribution mainly in south-eastern Taiwan, we named this new species as Rubuspuyumaensis, after the local aborigine tribe Puyuma. Taxonomic descriptions and colour photographs of the new species are provided to assist in identification. R.puyumaensis is most similar to R.howii and R.refr

SUBMITTER: Chen PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835711 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature