Carrierea leyensis, a new species of Salicaceae from limestone areas of Guangxi, China
<i>Carrierealeyensis</i> Z.C.Lu & W.B.Xu, a new species of Salicaceae was discovered from limestone areas of Guangxi, China. The morphology of <i>C.leyensis</i> is similar to <i>C.dunniana</i>, but differs by its evergreen nature; shorter petioles, only 3-8 mm long, and tomentose or glabrous when old; elliptic leaf blade with cuneate base; shorter inflorescence (1.8-4.5 cm long); smaller flowers; and smaller capsules (1.7-2.7 cm long, 5-9 mm in diam.).
Authors
- Zhao‐Cen Lu
- Shi‐Li Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9801-4121)
- Wei‐Bin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8936-1650)
- Ming‐Lin Mo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8895-5474)
- Zhi-Rong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5171-5693)
Institutions
- Guangxi Normal University (CN)
- Guangxi Institute of Botany (CN)
- Changchun Observatory (CN)
- Jiangxi Province Forestry Survey Planning Institute (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PhytoKeys
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.248.129824
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00