Actaea muliensis sp. nov. (Ranunculaceae), an unusual species with dark purple staminodes from western Sichuan,China |
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| Authors: | Jiang‐Ping Luo Qin‐Er Yang Qiong Yuan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Key Lab of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China;2. Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China;3. Key Lab of Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization of Hunan Province, Jishou Univ., P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Actaea muliensis (Ranunculaceae), a new species from Muli County, Sichuan Province, China, is described and illustrated. Morphologically, it is somewhat similar to A. mairei, but is most readily distinguishable from that species and others within A. sect. Cimicifuga by, among other characters, the dark purple (vs yellow) staminodes. Actaea muliensis is revealed to be a diploid (2n = 16) species with 3‐colpate pollen. |
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