biostudies-literatureUnknown199Chen BHFujian Normal UniversityWe describe <i>Polypleurumchinense</i>, a new species of Podostemaceae from Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China, based on morphological and molecular data and the genus <i>Polypleurum</i> is recorded here for the first time from China. <i>Polypleurumchinense</i> has a gross morphology similar to <i>P.longistylosum</i>, but it can be distinguished from the latter by its narrower roots, more numerous and longer leaves, shorter stigmas and more numerous ovules per locule. To distinguish the new <i>Polypleurum</i> species and study its phylogenetic position, its complete plastome was sequenced and characterised. The plastome is 132,110 bp in length, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 20,389 bp divided by the large single-copy (LSC) and small single-copy (SSC) regions of 79PhytoKeys167-186https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9848973biostudies-literature<i>Polypleurumchinense</i> (Podostemaceae), a new species from Fujian, China, based on morphological and genomic evidence.PMC9848973Zhang XHChen BHZhang MZhao KGe CLfalse<i>Polypleurumchinense</i> (Podostemaceae), a new species from Fujian, China, based on morphological and genomic evidence.We describe <i>Polypleurumchinense</i>, a new species of Podostemaceae from Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, China, based on morphological and molecular data and the genus <i>Polypleurum</i> is recorded here for the first time from China. <i>Polypleurumchinense</i> has a gross morphology similar to <i>P.longistylosum</i>, but it can be distinguished from the latter by its narrower roots, more numerous and longer leaves, shorter stigmas and more numerous ovules per locule. To distinguish the new <i>Polypleurum</i> species and study its phylogenetic position, its complete plastome was sequenced and characterised. The plastome is 132,110 bp in length, including a pair of inverted repeat regions (IRs) of 20,389 bp divided by the large single-copy (LSC) and small single-copy (SSC) regions of 792022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222026-05-28T11:51:40.739Z2025-04-07T03:20:20.718ZS-EPMC98489733676187310.3897/phytokeys.199.85679