Phylogenetic approaches resolve taxonomical confusion in Pedicularis (Orobanchaceae): Reinstatement of Pedicularis delavayi and discovering a new species Pedicularis milliana.

ABSTRACT: Morphological identification of Pedicularis depends on floral characters. However, some important characters may be lost during the process of pressing the specimen. Pedicularis delavayi was described from northwestern Yunnan, and widely adopted as a variety of P. siphonantha. Unfortunately, the name "P. siphonantha var. delavayi' incorrectly referred to P. milliana (a new species described in this study) or P. tenuituba in some herbarium specimens and publications. Moreover, phylogenetic relationships among P. delavayi, P. siphonantha and its allies (P. milliana and P. tenuituba) were not fully resolved. In this study, we sampled 76 individuals representing 56 taxa. Of them, 10 taxa were from P. siphonantha lineage, and 11 individuals of P. delavayi represented 9 populations. These specie

SUBMITTER: Yu WB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059426 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature