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Return Verdesmummenglaense to the genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence.

ABSTRACT: Verdesmummenglaense (C. Chen & X. J. Cui) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi is a rare species in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae) from Southwest China. The morphological observation shows that the species has minute capitate stigma and ebracteolate calyces, which are entirely different from the funnel-shaped stigma and bracteolate calyces of the genus Verdesmum H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi, but are consistent with those of the genus Hylodesmum H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill. The generic placement of V.menglaense within Hylodesmum was further supported by molecular evidence. Therefore, this species should be returned to Hylodesmum as H.menglaense (C. Chen & X. J. Cui) H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill. A full description including floral characters, a colour plate and a distribution map are first provided here for this species. After excluding the solo representative in China, Verdesmum should be removed from the record in Flora of China.

SUBMITTER: Song ZQ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611757 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Return Verdesmummenglaense to the genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence.

Song Zhu-Qiu ZQ Yao Gang G Pan Bo B Li Jian-Wu JW Huang Xiang-Xu XX Tan Yun-Hong YH Xu Dong-Xian DX

PhytoKeys 20190628

Verdesmummenglaense (C. Chen & X. J. Cui) H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi is a rare species in the tribe Desmodieae (Fabaceae) from Southwest China. The morphological observation shows that the species has minute capitate stigma and ebracteolate calyces, which are entirely different from the funnel-shaped stigma and bracteolate calyces of the genus Verdesmum H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi, but are consistent with those of the genus Hylodesmum H. Ohashi & R. R. Mill. The generic placement of <i ...[more]

PMID: 31303811

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