Liparis tsii: a new species of Orchidaceae (tribe-Malaxideae) from Guangdong,China with its phylogenetic position |
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| Authors: | H. Z. Tian A. Q. Hu Q. X. Liu X. X. Zhou C. Hu S. W. Chung |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P.R. China;2. School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China;3. Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, P.R. China;4. Division of Forest Biology, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei 100, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Liparis tsii, a new orchid from Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. It is compared with its closest allies: L. sasakii Hayata, L. nanlingensis H.Z. Tian & F.W. Xing, L. krameri Franch. & Sav., L. reckoniana T.C. Hsu and L. brunnea Ormerod belonging to section Liparis. Further phylogenetic study based on combined molecular data from nrITS and plastid trnL-F ascertained its phylogenetic position as L. tsii being sister to L. sasakii and L. nanlingensis. A key to identification with the allied species is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Liparis new species orchid phylogeny systematics |
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