<i>Euonymus chengduanus</i> (Celastraceae), a New Species Unexpectedly Discovered in an Urban Forest Park in the Megacity of Chengdu, West China.

ABSTRACT: The establishment of native species-dominated forest parks and investment into vegetation surveys and taxonomic research has not only enabled the discovery of relictnative species affected by urban expansion but also facilitated targeted conservation efforts. During investigations on plant diversity and vegetation status in Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park in eastern Chengdu Metropolis, West China, an unidentified species of Euonymus (Celastraceae) was encountered. It resembles both E. chloranthoides and E. aquifolium in vegetative appearance, but it has exclusively 4-merous flowers. A phylogenetic analysis incorporating 51 taxa of Euonymus and Glyptopetalum supported its recognition as a new species, positioned phylogenetically sister to a clade conta

SUBMITTER: Hu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11985356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature