A new species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China, supported by morphological and DNA barcoding data

作者：Ma, Yongpeng; Wu, Zhikun; Xue, Ruijuan; Tian, Xiaoling; Gao, Lianming^*; Sun, Weibang

来源：Phytotaxa, 2013, 114(1): 42-50.

DOI：10.11646/phytotaxa.114.1.4

• DNA barcoding
• Ericaceae
• Himalayas
• Rhododendron
• taxonomy

Rhododendron baihuaense sp. nov. is described as a new species endemic to Yunnan, China, that has, to date, only been found in Baihualing on the eastern side of the Gaoligong Mountains. Morphologically, R. baihuaense can be readily distinguished from R. hanceanum and R. genestierianum, by its absent scales on mature leaves, only 2-5 flowers per inflorescence, the funnel-shaped flower and white corolla, and its slender and erect style. A molecular analysis based on the four standard DNA barcodes (rbcL, matK, trnH-psbA and ITS) indicates that R. baihuaense is genetically distinct from R. hanceanum and R. genestierianum, and, together with the morphological differences, is described here as a new species.

• 出版日期2013-6-24
• 单位中国科学院昆明植物研究所