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Issue: Vol. 442 No. 3: 12 May 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-05-12
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.442.3.5
Page range: 196–204
Abstract views: 25
PDF downloaded: 1

Stellaria multipartita (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China

Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China.
Research Center for Nature Conservation and Biodiversity/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on Biosafety, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing 210042, China.
Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Institute of Criminal Science and Technology, Nanjing Forest Police College, Nanjing 210023, China
molecular phylogeny morphology petals Stellaria Eudicots

Abstract

Stellaria multipartita sp. nov. (Caryophyllaceae) from Chongqing, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular data. The new species is similar to S. radians by the palmately fimbriate petals with more linear divisions. Different characters are: shape of the leaves (oblong-triangular to ovate-triangular vs. oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate in S. radians), petals (10–12-cleft vs. 5–7-cleft in S. radians), and seeds (with mamillate ornamentation vs. scrobiculate ornamentation in S. radians). A molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the recognition of Chongqing population as a new species for science.