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Type: Article
Published: 2020-07-15
Page range: 236–240
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Saussurea yilingii (Asteraceae, Cardueae), a new species from Sichuan, China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China. Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Compositae snow lotus taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Saussurea yilingii, a new species from Muli county, Sichuan province of China, is described and illustrated. It is similar to the species of snow lotus in habit, odour, and dark brown phyllaries but is lacking membranous colourful upper leaves which are typical for Saussurea subgen. Amphilaena. The new species is assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.