A New Species of Microtropis (Celastraceae) from Xizang, China

• Qinwen Lin ^[1] ; Zhixiang Zhang ^[1]
  1. [1] Beijing Forestry University

     Beijing Forestry University

     China

     
• Localización: Novon: a journal for botanical nomenclature, ISSN 1055-3177, Vol. 18, Nº. 4, 2008, págs. 498-500
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A new species, Microtropis xizangensis Q. W. Lin & Z. X. Zhang, is described and illustrated. This species is similar to M. discolor (Wallich) Wallich ex Meisner in having 4-merous flowers and no disk, and differs from it mainly by having 1- to 3-flowered inflorescences, non-carinate petals, and rostrate capsules. The new species is determined as Vulnerable (VU) according to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.