J Syst Evol ›› 1990, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 414-418.

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Some New Taxa of Chara from Guangxi and Gansu, China

Ling Yuan-Jie, Deng Guo-Zheng, Li Zhen   

  • Published:1990-09-10

Abstract: In order to get a thorough understanding of the Characeae, the specimens collected from Guangxi and Gansu were identified. The result shows that the two provinces, especially Guangxi, are abundant in this family. In this paper, however, reported are only new species, new varieties and new records of Chara in China. They are Chara vernicosa sp. nov. C. globularis var. inflata var. nov. and C. howe-ana var. subgymnophylla var. nov., C. brionica stapf and C. calveraensis comb. nov.

Key words: Chara, C. vernicosa, C. globularis var.inflata, C.howeana var. subgymnophylla