Mazus unguiculatus (Mazaceae), a distinct new species from Anhui Province, eastern China
Vaniot. It is distinguished from the latter and all other congeners by its unique corolla morphology, viz., the upper lip is bilobed, each lobe has an emarginate to bilobed apex, whereas the lower lip is deeply trilobed with subequal lobes; each lobe possesses a short claw at the base and shallow teeth at the middle of the apex, and the palate is absent. A detailed description is provided, along with information on its distribution, habitat, and conservation status.
Authors
- Dao‐Zhang Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-5592)
- Bo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-8128)
- Shuhui Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1356-9929)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (CN)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PhytoKeys
- Published
- 2026-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.274.183749
- Primary Topic
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xinyang Normal University