Chelonopsis guchengensis, a new species of Lamiaceae from Hubei Province in Central China
<i>Chelonopsis</i> is a small genus endemic to East Asia. In this study, a new species, <i>C.guchengensis</i>, from Nanhe National Nature Reserve, Gucheng County, Hubei Province is described and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on two nuclear ribosomal DNA regions (ETS and ITS) and five plastid DNA markers (<i>trnL</i> intron, <i>trnL</i>-<i>trnF</i>, <i>trnS</i>-<i>trnG</i>, <i>psbA</i>-<i>trnH</i>, and <i>rps16</i>) were carried out to explore the phylogenetic position of the new species. A close relationship between the new species and <i>C.giraldii</i> is supported by molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence. However, the two species can be easily distinguished from each other by mostly leaf and inflorescence morphology.
Authors
- Yuxing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7560-1922)
- Zhixiang Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6188-3634)
- Huaijie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0971-2484)
- Qiang Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-2236)
- Chun‐Lei Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-6967)
- Jun Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6353-522X)
- Xiu‐Qun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9655-6406)
- Z. Deng
- yuquan xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8382-1636)
Institutions
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
- Kunming Institute of Botany (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Huazhong Agricultural University (CN)
- Hubei Academy of Forestry (CN)
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- Xiangyang Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PhytoKeys
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.253.145834
- Primary Topic
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Huazhong Agricultural University