J Syst Evol ›› 2005, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (1): 73-75.

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Arenaria shennongjiaensis, a new species of the Caryophyllaceae from Hubei, China

1SHEN Ze-Hao, 2ZHAO Zi-En   

  1. 1(College of Environmental Sciences and Key Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes of the Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China)2(Wuhan Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China)
  • Published:2005-01-18

Abstract: Arenaria shennongjiaensis Z. E. Zhao & Z. H. Shen, a new species of the Caryophyllaceae from Shennongjia, Hubei, China, is described and illustrated. It is related to A. giraldii (Diels) Mattf. in having fusiform root, and petals tooth-like lobed, but differs by having stem with one line of glandular hairs, and petals tooth-like 4-lobed, with the lobes being 2-lobulate.

Key words: Arenaria, Arenaria shennongjiaensis Z. E. Zhao & Z. H. Shen, Caryophyllaceae, new species, Hubei, China.