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Ligularia monocephala (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a remarkable new species from Hubei, China

Journal

PHYTOKEYS
Volume -, Issue 189, Pages 51-60

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PENSOFT PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.189.80016

Keywords

Compositae; Hubei; Shennongjia; taxonomy

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31900183]
  2. Biological Resources Programme of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [KFJ-BRP-017-08]
  3. Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology of Golden monkey in Shennongjia of Hubei Province [SNJGKL202002]
  4. Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences [2019382]
  5. Ten Thousand Talents Program of Yunnan Province [202005AB160005]

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This article describes a remarkable new species, Ligularia monocephala, discovered in Hubei, China, including its distinguishing characteristics and distribution map.
Ligularia monocephala, a remarkable new species from Hubei, China, is described and illustrated. It is readily distinguishable in the whole genus by character combination of the reniform to cordate-reniform leaf blades which are palmately-pinnately veined and abaxially purplish red, the solitary and erect capitula, and the pappus which are as long as or slightly longer than tube of the tubular corolla. A detailed description and distribution map of the species are also presented herein.

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