Elymusmultiramosus (Poaceae), a new species from the north-western Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China.

ABSTRACT: A new species from China, Elymusmultiramosus Y.C. Zhang, sp. nov. is described and illustrated herein, based on morphological characters and molecular phylogenetic analysis. The taxonomic descriptions of E.multiramosus and the comparison with related species are presented. The taxonomic distinctiveness of this new species was inferred by Maximum Likelihood (ML) analysis and Bayesian phylogenetic analysis, based on the complete chloroplast genome sequence. It is assigned to the Elymus section and bears similarity to Elymusnutans Griseb. However, it can be easily distinguished from other species by its compound spike, in contrast to the simple spike inflorescence typical of those species. The compound spike is characterised by rhachillas that are extended at the base of

SUBMITTER: Zhang YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11576837 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature