Ophiorrhiza macrocarpa (Rubiaceae), a new viviparous species from Yunnan, southwestern China

2018/04/01 by Lei Wu, Yun‐Hong Tan, Vadakkoot‐Sankaran Hareesh +2 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1111/njb.01637

Abstract

Ophiorrhiza macrocarpa, a new species of Rubiaceae is described and illustrated from China. It was previously misidentified as O. wallichii in Chinese herbaria and literature, a species originally described from India. Detailed descriptions, distribution, ecological data and colour photographs of the new species are provided. Ophiorrhiza macrocarpa is the third viviparous species in Ophiorrhiza .

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